Part-time Work Of a Domestic Slave (1973) West Germany
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Director:Buhre, Traugott, Edel, Alfred, Kluge, Alexandra, Kluge, Alexander
Studio:Filmverlag der Autoren
Writer:Alexander Kluge
Rating:6.9 (120 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:736899121525
Genre:German films
IMDb:0070098
Duration:1:31:00
Sound:Mono
Languages:German
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300007746
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Buhre, Traugott, Edel, Alfred, Kluge, Alexandra, Kluge, Alexander  ...  (Director)
Alexander Kluge  ...  (Writer)
 
Ursula Birichs  ...  Mrs. A. Willek
Traugott Buhre  ...  Dr. Genee
Alfred Edel  ...  Factory security chief
Sylvia Gartmann  ...  Sylvia
Alexandra Kluge  ...  Roswitha Bronski
Bion Steinborn  ...  Franz Bronski
Summary: The third film by Alexander Kluge, architect of the New German Cinema, features his sister Alexandra as Rosewitha Bronski, a woman trying to make her way in a hostile society. Rosewitha is a wife and mother, a local abortionist, and a factory worker turned labor activist. Rosewitha's life is chaotic: Her children scream for attention; her demanding husband is unemployed; the factory is in the midst of relocating; and doctors don't pay their referral fees. Kluge captures her frantic life in a cool, episodic style that makes use of voiceover and inserts to comment on Rosewitha's choices. Smart, provocative, and challenging, PART-TIME WORK OF A DOMESTIC SLAVE is remarkably relevant for today's women.