if fassbinder have make a bad film and i sure do not want to see it . anyone who complain that his film be too talky and claustrophobic should be force to view this and to learn to appreciate the more spare style he opt for in excellent film like the bitter tear of petra von kant . this film bog down with so much arty and quasi symbolic image it look like a parody of an art film . the scene in the slaughterhouse and the scene where elvira prostitute friend channel surf for what seem like ten minute be just two of the most glaring example of what make this film a real test of the viewer endurance . but what really anger me about it be the few scene which feature just elvira and her ex wife and or or her daughter . these be the only moment that display any real human emotion and and prove that at the core of this horrible film and there be an excellent film struggle to free itself . what a waste .