Merchant of Four Seasons (1994) Rating: Starring: Irm Hermann, Hans Hirschmuller, Hanna Schygulla Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Category: Drama, Foreign Studio: Wellspring Subtitles: English Length: 88 mins     Hailed as the defining moment in Fassbinder's career, The Merchant of Four Seasons tells the story of Hans, a street fruit peddler and born-loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to turn to drinking and violence. After recovering from a debilitating heart attack, his business finally begins to take off. However, the more he becomes a credit to his family, the more depressed he becomes. One sociable day, while toasting his friends and family, he decides to drink himself to death.