{"product_id":"the-merchant-of-four-seasons-758","title":"The Merchant of Four Seasons (#758)","description":"\u003cdiv data-sticky-column-left=\"\" class=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-product-image-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/4345be062217f5128a742868d437e3b0\/1a6ixmqVTV7IW4Sor60w8cVcYMxbgx_large.jpg\" data-product-name=\"The Merchant of Four Seasons\" data-product-sku=\"\" data-product-id=\"1105\" data-segment-analtyics-tracking=\"\" class=\"product__details_contain_a\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" class=\"product-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew German Cinema icon Rainer Werner Fassbinder kicked off a new phase of his young career when he made the startling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Four Seasons.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn this anguished yet mordantly funny film, Fassbinder charts the decline of a self-destructive former policeman and war veteran struggling to make ends meet for his family by working as a fruit vendor. Fassbinder had gained acclaim for a series of trenchant, quickly made early films, but for this one he took more time and forged a new style—featuring a more complexly woven script and narrative structure and more sophisticated use of the camera, and influenced by the work of his recently discovered idol, Douglas Sirk. The result is a meticulously made, unforgiving social satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharetools\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"film-meta\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eFilm Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e88 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-aspect-ratio-field=\"\"\u003e1.37:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eGerman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #758\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" class=\"product-features collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary featuring filmmaker Wim Wenders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interviews with actors Irm Hermann and Hans Hirschmüller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with film scholar Eric Rentschler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film scholar Thomas Elsaesser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by David Plunkert\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45433191104556,"sku":"715515146616","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/the-merchant-of-four-seasons-758-new-blu-ray-715515146616-5167949.jpg?v=1775388187","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-merchant-of-four-seasons-758","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}