A man in a checkered shirt and apron stands beside a wooden cart filled with green pears in a narrow alley. A woman peeks from a doorway.

The Merchant of Four Seasons

part of All That Melodrama Allows

Film

Sun 16 - Tue 18 Nov

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla
Details: 88 mins, Subtitled, 1972, West Germany
Primary language: German, Arabic

Priority booking now open for Club Shed members

General sale opens on Mon 20 October at 12:00

Book Tickets

Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.

Inspired by the discovery of Douglas Sirk's work – and set, like those classic melodramas, in the 1950s – director Rainer Werner Fassbinder charts Hans' downfall with a perfect blend of poignancy and high drama.

The Sirkian formula worked so well it would inspire a new phase in the director's output and produce such classics as The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and Ali: Fear Eats the Soul.

The Merchant of Four Seasons on Tue 18 Nov is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket for Club Shed members.

Priority booking now open for Club Shed members

General sale opens on Mon 20 October at 12:00

Choose screening date & time for: The Merchant of Four Seasons

Sun 16 Nov

14:00 (ends 15:28)

Tue 18 Nov

18:10 (ends 19:38) Bite

Pricing

Unless otherwise stated the cost of cinema tickets is as follows:

Screenings before 16:00 Monday to Friday and before 14:00 at weekends
£9.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £6.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Screenings after 16:00 Monday to Friday and after 14:00 at weekends
£11.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £9.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

Aged 24 or under and refugees and asylum seekers
Any screening, any day any time for £6.00 (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Buy a Club Shed membership and enjoy 15% off cinema and Undershed tickets, advance booking for special events, discounts in the Café & Bar and more.

Access

Cinema seat widths
Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register
Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.

Priority booking now open for Club Shed members

Sun 16 Nov

Tue 18 Nov

Pricing

Access

Concessions

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