The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972)

Ruth is the wife of well-heeled corsetry manufacturer Erich Halbfass. As business booms, Erich lives frivolously and their daughter Aglaia attends school. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.

Released

1972-04-12

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Runtime

89 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Volker Schlöndorff, Peter Hamm, Volker Schlöndorff

TMDB rating

5.0/10 from 6 votes