Ludwig Thoma- Der Wittiber (1975)
- Directed by
- Franz Peter Wirth
- Genre
- Heimatfilm
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed farmer in rural Germany after his wife's death becomes consumed by bitterness and pettiness. His stubbornness and the spite of the people around him destroy his family's happiness and the prosperity of his farm.
tragicsombergrittyslow-burnmelancholicdomesticaustereunsettling
What happens
Der Wittiber (standarddeutsch: Der Witwer) ist eine Fernseh-Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Ludwig Thoma. Darin wird die Geschichte eines Bauern erzählt, der nach dem Tod seiner Frau durch Missgunst und Engstirnigkeit das Glück seiner Familie und seines Hofes ruiniert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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