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The Left-Handed Woman
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The Left-Handed Woman

May 26, 1978
1h 56m
★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Road Movies
Wim Wenders Productions
WDR
ARD

The Left-Handed Woman Trailers

Cast

Edith Clever

The Woman

Edith Clever

Markus Mühleisen

Stefan

Markus Mühleisen

Bruno Ganz

Bruno

Bruno Ganz

Michael Lonsdale

The Waiter

Michael Lonsdale

Angela Winkler

Franziska

Angela Winkler

Ines Des Longchamps

The Woman with the Child

Ines Des Longchamps

Philippe Caizergues

Stefans Freund

Philippe Caizergues

Gérard Depardieu

The Man with the T-Shirt

Gérard Depardieu

Bernhard Wicki

The Publisher

Bernhard Wicki

Nicholas Novikoff

Driver

Nicholas Novikoff

Jany Holt

The Woman in the Meeting Room

Jany Holt

Bernhard Minetti

The Father

Bernhard Minetti

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