Plot
Driven by the agony of unrequited love, slaughterhouse worker and married father-of-one Erwin Weishaupt summons up the courage to become Elvira. As a result, rejected by friends and family, desperate Elvira seeks solace in all the wrong places, exposing herself to vitriolic contempt and vicious ridicule. As pained Elvira meanders through the grim roads of Frankfurt with streetwalker Zora, struggling to survive in a faceless urban environment defined by brutality, loneliness, and despair, she retraces memories of her troubled past. Can she unearth something worth keeping?
Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Crew
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Filmverlag der Autoren, Tango Film
Languages
Deutsch
Awards
1 win
Scores
# of Votes
5,138
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA