The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)

1972 · 88 min · Drama

Hans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Starring Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Andrea Schober and Karl Scheydt.

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