This event is in the past.It took place on March 8, 2026 at 2155 Center St.
Drama FilmDrama FilmFilm Screening – “The Merchant of Four Seasons”
At 2155 Center St
Downtown Berkeley
Fassbinder's 1971 masterpiece follows a Munich fruit peddler crushed by family betrayal and societal indifference. Expect Douglas Sirk-inspired colors, grisly humor, and emotional devastation that lingers long after the credits roll.
Art house cinema
German New Wave
Melodrama with bite
BAMPFA collaboration
Tips
🎬"A virtuoso balance of soap opera, social comedy, irony, politics, farce, and brilliant ensemble acting" (New Yorker Films)
🍎Fassbinder regular Irm Hermann plays the domineering wife
Film Screening – “The Merchant of Four Seasons”
At 2155 Center St
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmFassbinder's 1971 masterpiece follows a Munich fruit peddler crushed by family betrayal and societal indifference. Expect Douglas Sirk-inspired colors, grisly humor, and emotional devastation that lingers long after the credits roll.
Art house cinema
German New Wave
Melodrama with bite
BAMPFA collaboration
Tips
🎬"A virtuoso balance of soap opera, social comedy, irony, politics, farce, and brilliant ensemble acting" (New Yorker Films)
🍎Fassbinder regular Irm Hermann plays the domineering wife
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