The Left-Handed Woman (1977)

Original title

Die linkshändige Frau

Directed by

Peter Handke

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in West Germany decides to leave her husband and live alone with her young son. She tries to build a new life for herself, but finds the process isolating and difficult.

slow-burncontemplativemelancholicquietintrospectiverestrainedemotionally distantunderstated

What happens

The Left-Handed Woman (German: Die linkshändige Frau) is a 1977 West German drama film directed by Peter Handke. It was based on Handke's own novel. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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