The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 30, 1977

Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. In this drama based on the director's own novel, a couple with an unhappy marriage agree to a trial separation. They try to patch things up, and at the same time other relationships begin to develop for them.

The Left-Handed Woman

116 mins | Drama | Oct. 30, 1977

The Left-Handed Woman
Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. In this drama based on the director's own novel, a couple with an unhappy marriage agree to a trial separation. They try to patch things up, and at the same time other relationships begin to develop for them.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, ARD, Wim Wenders Productions
Original title Die linkshändige Frau
Directors F.C. Maye, Peter Stephan Jungk, Eva Hiller, Peter Handke
Writers Peter Handke

Cast

Edith Clever

as The Woman

Markus Mühleisen

as Stefan

Bruno Ganz

as Bruno

Michael Lonsdale

as The Waiter

Angela Winkler

as Franziska

Ines Des Longchamps

as The Woman with the Child

Philippe Caizergues

as Stefans Freund

Gérard Depardieu

as The Man with the T-Shirt

Bernhard Wicki

as The Publisher

Nicholas Novikoff

as Driver

Jany Holt

as The Woman in the Meeting Room

Bernhard Minetti

as The Father

Rüdiger Vogler

as The Actor