The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)

Fruit vendor Hans cannot please his family. His mother harps on his failures. His wife is openly discontent. He must peddle produce to his beloved ex-girlfriend, and he is mocked by his customers for being shorter and fatter than his wife. He is withdrawn, crushed, and humiliated. He can not meet the high standards of his mother, he has to give up his job as a police officer when he gets involved with a prostitute in the office. He turns to drinking and violence, but his rage causes his wife and daughter to leave him. While desperately begging for their return, he suffers a debilitating heart attack. His family comes back, but Hans is unable to work and must hire help for his fruit stand. Hans' first employee is his wife's ex-lover, whom he fires for embezzling. He then hires a friend and hero from his legionnaire days, Harry, out of pity. Harry is hardworking, diligent, and clever. He turns Hans' business around and enlivens his home life. Harry's success also begins to displace Hans -- with his fruit stand, with his wife, and even with his child. Hans becomes useless, a nothing -- exactly what his mother, his wife, and those around him set him up to be.

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Irm Hermann

Irmgard Epp

Hanna Schygulla

Anna Epp, Hans's sister

Andrea Schober

Renate Epp, Hans's daughter

Gusti Kreissl

Mother Epp

Ingrid Caven

Hans's great love

Peter Chatel

Dr. Harlach

Kurt Raab

Kurt, Hans's brother-in-law

Hark Bohm

Polizei-Vorgesetzter

Walter Sedlmayr

Karren-Verkäufer

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