The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. In this drama based on the director's own novel, a couple with an unhappy marriage agree to a trial separation. They try to patch things up, and at the same time other relationships begin to develop for them.
Director:
Peter Handke
Writer:
Peter Handke
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Edith Clever as The Woman |
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Markus Mühleisen as Stefan |
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Bruno Ganz as Bruno |
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Michael Lonsdale as The Waiter |
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Angela Winkler as Franziska |
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Ines Des Longchamps as The Woman with the Child |
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Philippe Caizergues as Stefans Freund |
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Gérard Depardieu as The Man with the T-Shirt |
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Bernhard Wicki as The Publisher |
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Nicholas Novikoff as Driver |
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Jany Holt as The Woman in the Meeting Room |
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Bernhard Minetti as The Father |
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Rüdiger Vogler as The Actor |
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Hanns Zischler as |
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Simone Benmussa as |
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Erika Kralik as |
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Walter Greinert as |
| Directing | Peter Handke | Director |
| Writing | Peter Handke | Novel |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Eva Hiller | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | F.C. Maye | Assistant Director |
| Editing | F.C. Maye | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Peter Stephan Jungk | Assistant Director |
| Production | Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Production | Nora Petrossian | Production Manager |
| Editing | Peter Przygodda | Editor |
| Camera | Ruth Walz | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Uli Winkler | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Uli Winkler | Sound |
| Sound | Yves Osmu | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Rainer Lorenz | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jacques Steyn | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Johann Sebastian Bach | Music |
| Writing | Peter Handke | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Christian Magis | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Pim Tjujerman | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Domenica Kaesdorf | Costume Design |