Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Name: Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Released: 1975
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Böhm, Irm Hermann

1975 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,323 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Overview

After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,724 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:10 I'm getting slower.

00:07:02 At the chemical plant.

00:11:25 The poetry of business life.

00:15:41 Chin up!

00:20:55 On Sundays, we often went to the zoo...

00:26:21 Later, Mother, later.

00:31:52 Go and help Helene pack.

00:39:14 How should I put it?

00:43:08 They're put on short time.

00:47:30 We're going there this evening.

00:52:35 And you sing, too?

00:57:07 What should I say?

01:01:15 My daughter's left, too.

01:05:38 I'm moving out!

01:09:49 I don't want to brag too much, or I might disappoint you.

01:13:59 Come on, dear! We have to pack!

01:18:51 Yes, Mom. I understand you.

01:23:33 but much too short as well.

01:27:24 And so it goes on for years...

01:31:22 We're in the middle of an election campaign.

01:35:48 And you're responsible for this defamation.

01:39:46 so we can leave the country.

01:43:53 But do you think...

01:48:56 Palaver?

Cast & Characters

Brigitte Mira Emma Küsters Ingrid Caven Corinna Margit Carstensen Marianne Thälmann Karlheinz Böhm Karl Thälmann Irm Hermann Helene Gottfried John Niemeyer Peter Kern Nachtclubbesitzer Kurt Raab Barbesitzer Gustav Gustav Holzapfel Herr Holzapfel Lilo Pempeit Sekretärin

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,724

Dialogue density16.0 lines / min

First line00:02:10

Final line01:48:56

Production Record

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

LanguageGerman

IMDb votes2,323