A very stylized TV version of the Fassbinder play. The set consists of a few pieces of furniture in front of a large screen on which coastal scenery is back projected. Geesche is a nineteenth century woman who wants to have a mind of her own. She defies convention and will do anything to achieve her freedom from oppression by her family and friends. (synopsis written by Will Gilbert)

• Telefilm Saar
• SR
• Margit Carstensen
• Wolfgang Schenck
• Wolfgang Kieling
• Hanna Schygulla
• Lilo Pempeit
• Kurt Raab
• Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• Walter Sedlmayr