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Writers:
Asta Scheib (novel) and
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (writer)
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Release Date:
8 July 1975 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having had her second child... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Margit Carstensen ... Margot
Ulrich Faulhaber ... Kurt, ihr Mann
Brigitte Mira ... Mutter
Irm Hermann ... Lore
Armin Meier ... Karli
Adrian Hoven ... Dr. Merck
Kurt Raab ... Herr Bauer
Ingrid Caven ... Edda
Lilo Pempeit ... Mrs. Schall
Helga Maerthesheimer ... Dr. von Unruh (as Helga Märthesheimer)
Herbert Steinmetz ... Dr. Auer
Hark Bohm ... Dr. Rozenbaum
Constanze Haas ... Bibi, Margots Tochter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fear of Fear (USA)
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Runtime:
West Germany:88 min (TV)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Margot: Tell me I'm being hysterical, please! more
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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
effective, 25 February 2003
Author: FilmBoy999

this is a lesser known work in Fassbinder's ouevre, but it is really worth seeing. Margot, a housewife pregnant with her second child begins to feel a strange fear that she can't explain. Her vision becomes blurry and she begins to fear that she is going insane. She seeks relief in valium, cognac, and has a brief affair with the local pharmacist. It is a well shot film, the actress playing Margot has a kind of Karen Carpenter creepy frailty. There are slightly campy and melodramatic elements, but the vision of the nightmare of depression and modern life is really powerful.

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