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The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1972 · 89 mins · German
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Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
Starring
Margarethe von Trotta, Senta Berger, Helmut Griem, Karl-Heinz Merz, Peter Ehrlich, Walter Sedlmayr

Ruth, married to prosperous corsetry mogul Erich Halbfass, lives in comfort: the family business thrives, Erich enjoys the private pool, and their daughter Aglaia excels at school. Feeling restless, the middle‑class wife starts a clandestine affair with Aglaia’s art teacher, Franz Vogelsang, a liaison that soon spirals into murder and manslaughter.

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