The original girlboss pyramid scheme — 1870s Bavaria edition.
The true story of Adele Spitzeder, who started her own private bank in 1870s Bavaria by promising everyone that gave her money high interest rates. Initially dubbed the "Angel of the poor", she was arrested for fraud after the whole scheme collapsed.
Acting
Ruth Drexel's magnetic, morally bankrupt charisma.
Costume
Period garb that screams 'trust me with your life savings'.
Score
Peer Raben's own music undercuts every promise.
Director
Peer Raben
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Spitzeder's bank collapsed in 1872 with 32,000 depositors ruined; she died in prison four years later.
Raben was Fassbinder's composer; this rare directorial effort applies that same bleak musical irony to historical farce.
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