A mother's wine glass becomes a family prison — German TV drama that absolutely wrecks you.
Margarethe von Trotta's TV movie focuses on a woman whose life is destroyed by her addiction to alcohol. Angela Rinser is a happy mother of two children and quite successful in her job as bilingual secretary. The sudden death of her husband changes everything. She starts drinking and loses her job. Her children Felicitas and Max try to hush up their social decline for years because they don't want to live in a foster home.
Acting
Suzanne von Borsody's descent is terrifyingly precise.
Direction
von Trotta refuses to look away from ugliness.
Director
Margarethe von Trotta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Von Trotta was the only female director of the German New Wave to build a sustained career — this TV work shows her uncompromising vision even in 'lesser' formats.
The bilingual secretary detail matters: Angela's professional competence makes her fall more devastating — she had everything and chose the bottle.
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