I Only Want You to Love Me

I Only Want You to Love Me

1976 · 104 min · DE · 7.3 (31 votes)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Starring Vitus Zeplichal, Elke Aberle, Alexander Allerson, Erni Mangold, Annemarie Wendl, Peer Raben · Music Peer Raben
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Peter grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives generous presents to his family and his wife, Erika. But when he is unable to keep up this lifestyle, his story takes a horrendous turn...

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A stark, unvarnished look at a man adrift in a cold world. It feels like a haunting, existential ache, exploring the emptiness beneath a veneer of material success. A truly unsettling and thought-provoking experience.

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