4The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, March 23, 1983
'Stationmaster's Wife9
is Fassbinder success
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By STEVE CARR
Slaff Writer
The majority of Rainer Werner Fss
binder's films are erratic. They make gar
gantuan demands on the viewer's pa
tience and optimism. Yet the German
director's bristling genius always gives
something back. Fassbinder's manipula
tion of color and shades is nothing short
of astounding, and his deliberate use of
melodramatic cliches provides a sort of
wry counterpoint to the raw emotions al
ways present in his work. His masterpiece
is probably Lola, which has all his crea
tive powers working in perfect tandem.
But the majority of Fassbinder's other
films do not have that continuous stream
of originality. The Stationmaster's Wife
is really more indicative of the kind of
work Fassbinder was doing throughout
his career.
Fassbinder drew his film from a 1931
novel, titled Bolwieser, by Oskar Maria
Graf. Originally a three-hour television
production, the film was later re-edited
by Fassbinder for theatrical distribution.
The Stationmaster's Wife is a sort of
Frau Bo vary. Hanni Bolwieser is the
bored wife of a subservient little train at
tendant. She carries on with the town
butcher and the hairdresser, while her
husband refuses to acknowledge her
adulterous nature because of his own
blind passion for her.
The first half of the film represents the
astounding genius of Fassbinder. In one
scene Hanni and her husband make love,
but only their wedding band hands are
shown almost strangling each other on
bleak white sheets. In another scene em
phasizing hands, Hanni meets the town
butcher, Merkl, at a ball. As Bolwieser,
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TODAY'S ACTIVITIES
Should UNC dtarfT Come to a debate between four South
Africans to see different sides at 7:30 p.m. in 101 Greenlaw.
Progressive students: Attend the Public Interest Research
Group meeting at 5 p.m. in the Carolina Union,
NCAF (North Carotaa Actio for Farmworker) will meet
at 6:30 p.m. in the Carolina Union. Come to learn about the
boycott and issues affecting our state's farmworkers.
The AagHcaa Student Fellowship welcomes everyone to Ho
ly Communion at 10 p.m. in the Chapel of the Cross.
Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.
Dr. Paul Heming, noted sex therapist, will speak on the
issues of lore aad relationships at 8 p.m. in the Carolina
Union.
The UNC ladastrlal Rebtfoaa Assodatfoa wOl hold its first
Student-Faculty Wine and Cheese Party at 7:30 p.m. in 217
Carolina Union. All paid members are welcome.
The Student Fee Increase Referendum will be held. Pons
open at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
STAND (StadeaH Taking Actios for Nadear Disarmament)
will hold a meeting for bD interested persons at 4 p.m. in the
Campus Y Building.
STAND win offer rides to Admiral Carroll's address.
"Peace through Strength: How much is Enough?", at 8 p.m.
at Duke. Sign up at 102 Campus Y Building.
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Hanni and Merkl stand in a diagonal line,
the camera travels from the elapsed hands
of Bolwieser and Hanni to the hand of
Merkl, which is gently massaging Hanni's
buttocks, to Hanni's hand the one
with the marriage ring squeezing
Merkl's crotch.
After the first half, the movie seems to
decline along with the moral fibers of its
characters. Merkl and Hanni have been
subjected to some town gossip, so they
sue the gossipers. But Bolwieser perjures
himself on the stand in order to protect
his wife. When Hanni drops Merkl and
starts to have an affair with Schafftaller,
the town hairdresser, Merkl decides to get
. revenge. He tells of Bolwieser's perjury,
and the stationmaster loses his job and is
sent to prison.
After this point, the movie starts to
plod. The prison scenes go on and on and
make a dubious contribution to the movie.
Another major shortcoming is the
character of Bolwieser. His feelings about
his wife are never properly delineated.
Sometimes he is capable of destructive
jealousy, but then he can be an incredibly
subservient vegetable. His acceptance of
everything that happens to him is totally
unbelievable. Is this character human?
When does he draw the line?
Despite this failure in perspective, The
Stationmaster's Wife is an impressive
film. It has succeeded in a visually beauti
ful transition from television to screen.
While Bolwieser's character is marred,
the film does examine the deeper aspects
of mankind.
There is a tremendous preoccupation,
with appearance in the movie. Things are
to be done in the proper fashion. This
preoccupation leads to inevitable hypo-,
crisy. When Bolwieser confronts his wife
CHIMERA, the Fantasy and Scwnce Fiction dub, will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in 265 Phillips Hall. Anyone interested in atten
ding Stellarcon this weekend should attend.
The Carofiaa Gay Association will sponsor a workshop on
"Reconciling Spirituality and Homosexuality" as part of Gay
Awareness Week at 7:30 p.m. in the Carolina Union.
The Campus Y Committee on Undergraduate Education
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Y.
The Carolina Union Fonua Committee will meet at S p.m.
in 207 Carolina Union.
The UNC Cycle Raring Team wffl meet at 7:30 p.m. in the
Carolina Union to discuss plans for the upcoming Orange
Grove Road Race. All cyclists are welcome.
Alpha Chi Sigma will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in 221
Venable Hall.
Learn more about the Soviet Union: Help form a Soviet
studies discussion group at an organizational meeting at 11
a.m. in 217 Carolina Union.
COMING EVENTS
Film shorts pertaining to sensuality as it relates to sexuality
will be shown at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Carolina Union. Op
tional discussion groups will follow.
Association of Business Students will meet at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday in T-7 New Carroll. Bob Arnold, from IBM, will
speak on careers in marketing.
The ABS wffl hold a facultystudent hincbeoa from 11:30
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with her adulterous affairs, she works her
guilt into an indignant self-righteousness.
She ends up humiliating Bolwieser even
further. Of course, humiliation is an im
portant factor in this movie, just as it is in
Fassbinder's other films. Bolwieser is re
duced to a mere nothing at the end of this
film. In a way, his character is believable
as the embodiment pf a whole generation
of post-World War I Germans. Hanni
seems to represent the actual institution
of Germany. Different classes of people
want her for their own purposes, and
their jealousy for her destroys innocent
people like Bolwieser.
As in most of Fassbinder's films, the
acting in The Stationmaster's Wife is top
notch. Elisabeth Trissenar as Hanni
Bolwieser has a sultriness accented by a
slight peasant-like quality. She is sexy yet
The Baptist Student Union Thursday program will begin at
5:45 p.m. Thursday at the BSU. Dr. Sam Williamson will
speak on "Steps Toward Reconciliation: U.S. Soviet Rela
tions." Sara Evans, author of Personal Politics, will speak on
"Working Class Women and Feminism" 4 p.m. Thursday in
111 Murphey Hall. The lecture is sponsored by Women's
Studies.
Pre-law Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the
Carolina Union. Election of 1983-84 officers will be held, and
plans for next semester will be discussed.
Learn to skydive; Join the UNC Parachute Club. There will
be a club meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Carolina
Union. Everyone is welcome.
The Career Month Committee of ABS will hold a man
datory meeting following the general ABS meeting Thursday.
Veterinary medicine information will be provided at 5 p.m.
Thursday in the Carolina Union. See slides of NCSU School of
Veterinary Medicine and talk with a first year student.
Margaret Daly Hayes of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee will speak on "Inter-American Security" at 7 p.m.
Thursday in the Dey Hall Toy Lounge.
Being Gay; Being Sane is Thursday's topic for Gay
Awareness Week which will be lead by a psychologist and clin
cial social worker at 7:30 p.m. in the Carolina Union.
BSM interviews for membership chairman will begin at 1
p.m. Thursday in the office.
FeBowship of Christian Athletes will meet at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday in the Carolina Union. Dr. Brown, from the State
v Board, will speak. Bring $7 for T-shirts.
Daniel A. Reed, Purdue University, will speak on "Perfor-
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emotionally vulnerable. Her anger and
hypocrisy effectively produce an ugliness,
yet she also has a distinctive purity and in
nocence. ' rx
Kurt Raab, as Bolwieser, is the real star
of the show. His facial expressions can
show a childish respect for authority aajd
then immediately change to a vicious
cruelty vented on Hanni. He seems to
know nothing, yet his face can show a
knowledge that makes it seem as though
he just feigns innocence. Raab's perfor
mance is even more impressive because of
what he does with an impossible role.
Some of Fassbinder's best qualities
come out in The Stationmaster's Wife.
But be prepared to take the flashes Of
genius with some stilted viewpoints and
some outright boredom. .
Professor Morris L. Eaton, University of Minnesota, will
speak on "Multivariate Tests with Incomplete Data" at 3 p.m.
Thursday in 34 Phillips Hall. . -
AXO photo contest for Esster scab and open boose will be
held from 2 to 5 p.m. April 10 at 215 E. Rosemary Street. En- '
tries are due April 8. Call 968-0057 for more information.
ITEMS Of INTEREST ,
UNC Cycling Club members may pick up posters for the
Metric Century Ride to put up on campus and in town. Call
Cynthia at 933-7818.
"Inform the Curious." Pre-dent, pre-med, and pre-vet ris
ing seniors may apply to work in the advising offices. Applica
tions and information are available in 201 -D Steele.
Nomination forms for the Robert White Linker Award,
given to the most outstanding residence hall leader from the
freshman or sophomore class are available in Carr Building
and are due by 5 p.m. Friday at Carr Building.
Pick up applications for Campus Y Crafts Bazaar co
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April 24. Applications to enter films are available at the Union
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The truck driver saw, but did not
understand the green sign above the high
way. From memory the old man knew that
he would be turning off at the next exit.
He would soon be retiring and would no
longer be driving the long haul from
Maine to Florida, as he had for most of his
life.
The man did not know how to read. He
had driven without the aid of street signs.
After he retired, he learned to read with
the help of an adult literacy program spon
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directors of the reading program and an
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wrote newspaper articles and even taught
for the program.
"He had a chip on his shoulder (before
joining the program) because he couldn't
read. He always felt inadequate," said
Alex Wilson, who was a Peace Corps
volunteers from 1976-78 and worked on
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Wilson, who is on campus this week as a
Peace Corps recruiter, worked in the
Volunteers In Service To America pro
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resolution for the board to work on the
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