Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
| Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexander Kluge |
| Written by | Alexander Kluge |
| Starring | Alexandra Kluge |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (German: Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin) is a 1973 West German drama film directed by Alexander Kluge.[1]
Plot
Roswitha Bronski (Alexandra Kluge) is a nurse married to the chemical engineer Franz Bronski (Bion Steinborn), with whom she had three children. Since her husband does not work, devoting himself exclusively to studies with the intention of becoming a new genius of chemistry, Roswitha has to support her family by running an illegal abortion clinic.[2][3] Facing the indifference of her husband, who believes that she is intellectually inferior, as well as the open hostility of doctors like Dr. Genée (Traugott Buhre), Roswitha receives a hard blow when her clinic is closed by police. From then on, she puts aside her passivity and begins a journey to redefine herself as mother, wife and working woman, part of a society threatened by an early globalization.[4][5]
Cast
- Alexandra Kluge as Roswitha Bronski
- Bion Steinborn as Franz Bronski
- Sylvia Gartmann as Sylvia
- Traugott Buhre as Dr. Genée
- Ursula Dirichs as Ms. Willek
- Alfred Edel as Factory security chief
References
- ↑ "Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin (Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave)". Film Fest Gent (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ Kay, Karyn (1975-10-01). "Review: Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave by Alexander Kluge". Film Quarterly. 29 (1): 52–57. doi:10.2307/1211842. ISSN 0015-1386.
- ↑ "Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave (Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin)". BAMPFA. 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ Sayre, Nora (1974-10-03). "Film Festival: Kluge's 'Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave' and Chabrol's 'Bench of Desolation'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-04.
- ↑ "Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave – Senses of Cinema". 1999-12-05. Retrieved 2026-04-04.