Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven


1h 48m 1975

Brief Synopsis

Emma Kuster's husband inexplicably goes crazy at the factory where he's worked for some 20 years, killing the boss's son and then himself. In the aftermath, the grieving, naive widow is eaten alive by the press, her predatory daughter, and an upper-class husband and wife who wat to politicize Herr Kuster's last act into a worker's wrong-headed but revolutionary blow against capitalism.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mother Kusters' Trip to Heaven, Mutter Kusters Fahrt Zum Himmel
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1975
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

Synopsis

Emma Kuster's husband inexplicably goes crazy at the factory where he's worked for some 20 years, killing the boss's son and then himself. In the aftermath, the grieving, naive widow is eaten alive by the press, her predatory daughter, and an upper-class husband and wife who wat to politicize Herr Kuster's last act into a worker's wrong-headed but revolutionary blow against capitalism.

Film Details

Also Known As
Mother Kusters' Trip to Heaven, Mutter Kusters Fahrt Zum Himmel
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1975
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States on Video September 23, 1992

Re-released in United States March 6, 1989

Re-released in United States on Video February 17, 1997

Released in United States 1997 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his Friends May 9 - June 5, 1997.)

Re-released in United States on Video February 17, 1997

Re-released in United States March 6, 1989 (New York City)

Released in United States on Video September 23, 1992