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Rainer Werner Fassbinder (German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈfasbɪndɐ] ⓘ; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, actor, and dramatist. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement.
Jun 6, 2024 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German motion-picture and theater director, writer, and actor who was an important force in postwar West German cinema. His socially and politically conscious films often explore themes of oppression and despair. Learn more about Fassbinder’s life and career.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Writer: Fox and His Friends. Above all, Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a rebel whose life and art was marked by gross contradiction. Openly homosexual, he married twice; one of his wives acted in his films and the other served as his editor.
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- Love Is Colder than Death (1969) Made when Fassbinder was just 24, Love Is Colder than Death was his first feature and the first of 3 gangster films he made within a year, followed by Gods of the Plague and The American Soldier (both 1970).
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Bitter indeed. In one of his earliest melodramas, adapted from his play, the titular fashion designer, who abuses her masochistic, mute maid, falls for a female model, and embarks on a relationship that seems doomed from the outset.
- Effi Briest (1974) Effi Briest was Fassbinder’s first film based on a period story, in this case Theodor Fontane’s 1896 novel, which he had wanted to adapt many years earlier.
- Fear Eats the Soul (1974) This love story – and despite the considerable human unkindness on show, this is definitely a love story – is a great starting point for newcomers to Fassbinder’s work.
- 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul' Released: 1974. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul tells the story of the unlikely romance between Emmi (Brigitte Mira), a 60-year-old German widow, and Ali (El Hedi ben Salem), a 40-year-old Moroccan immigrant.
- 'The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant' Released: 1972. Set almost entirely in an apartment bedroom, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant delves into the turbulent love life of the titular character (Margit Carstensen), a successful but emotionally volatile designer.
- 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' Released: 1979. "You're not having an affair with me. I'm having an affair with you." Maria Braun (Hanna Schygulla) marries soldier Hermann (Klaus Löwitsch) during the dying days of World War II, only for him to later go missing on the eastern front.
- 'The Merchant of Four Seasons' Released: 1972. "The good die young, and people like you come back." The Merchant of Four Seasons is a character study of Hans Epp (Hans Hirschmüller), a former police officer and World War II veteran who has fallen on hard times.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982) was a German filmmaker. Filmography. All titles written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder unless stated otherwise. According to Hanna Schygulla, Fassbinder had no part in the making of Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?; it was realized from his idea by Michael Fengler, his ...
Rainer Werner Fassbinder gilt als einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des Neuen Deutschen Films der 1970er und Anfang der 1980er Jahre. Sein Hauptthema war die „Ausbeutbarkeit von Gefühlen“. Seine Filme beschäftigten sich mit der NS-Vergangenheit, dem deutschen Wirtschaftswunder oder dem Terror der RAF. [1] Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Werk.
