In a Year of 13 Moons (German: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler.[1] The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, Armin Meier. In a "Top 10" list of his own films, Fassbinder placed In a Year of 13 Moons second, after Beware of a Holy Whore.[2]

In a Year of 13 Moons
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Written byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced byRainer Werner Fassbinder
StarringVolker Spengler
Ingrid Caven
Gottfried John
CinematographyRainer Werner Fassbinder
Edited byRainer Werner Fassbinder
Juliane Lorenz
Music byPeer Raben
Distributed byTango-Film
Filmverlag der Autoren
Release date
  • 17 November 1978 (1978-11-17)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pempeit was Fassbinder's mother.

References

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  1. ^ Canby, Vincent (2008). "New York Times: In a Year of 13 Moons". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. ^ The Anarchy of the Imagination: Interviews, Essays, Notes. Johns Hopkins University Press. October 1992. ISBN 978-0801843693.
  3. ^ "Fassbinder Foundation: In a Year with 13 Moons". Fassbinder Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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