Category Archives: Fassbinder
Germany in Autumn (1978)
“When cruelty reaches a certain point, it’s no longer important who initiated it. It should only stop.” Germany in Autumn (Deutschland im Herbst) is one of the most important political films to emerge from Germany in the wake of the … Continue reading
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A Man Like Eva (1984)
“We’re on the edge of a volcano.” How does a director even begin to approach a project as impossible as making a film about the life of the fascinatingly complex German director, Rainer Werner Fassbinder? Fassbinder was an extremely prolific … Continue reading
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Despair (1978)
“Intelligence would take the bloom off your carnality.” On the surface, Hermann Hermann, a well-to-do chocolate factory owner, appears to lead an envious life. He lives in a beautiful Berlin apartment, drives around in a chauffeur driven car, dresses immaculately … Continue reading
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Why Does Herr R Run Amok? (1970)
“He’s more the quiet type.” What makes a mild mannered, introverted man suddenly go berserk one day and bludgeon three people to death? German director, Rainer Fassbinder asks that question in his film Why Does Herr R Run Amok? The … Continue reading
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Chinese Roulette (1976)
“Eavesdroppers often hear the false truth.” Wealthy businessman Gerhard Christ (Alexander Allerson) leaves his stiff emotionless wife, Ariane (Margit Carstensen) and sulky physically disabled daughter, Angela (Andrea Schober) for the weekend. Ostensibly, he’s traveling on business to Oslo, but in … Continue reading
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The American Soldier (1970)
“Get me a woman.” The American Soldier is an early film from German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and it is also the last of his gangster films. Set in Munich, the film begins in a cellar as three off-duty policemen … Continue reading
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The Stationmaster’s Wife (1977)
“Women … 1 of them can ruin 10 men and still survive.” Fassbinder’s masterpiece, The Stationmaster’s Wife is set in Bavaria in the 1920s and explores one of Fassbinder’s favourite themes–the exploitiveness of relationships. The stationmaster, Bolwieser (Kurt Rabb) is … Continue reading
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Lili Marleen (1981)
“You are a shining light in this regime.” Lili Marleen from German director Fassbinder is very loosely based on the autobiography of WWII singer Lale Andersen. This is one of the three films Fassbinder made in English, and it tends … Continue reading
Filed under Fassbinder, German, Hanna Schygulla
Fear of Fear (1975)
“I wish I knew what was going on inside your head.” Fear of Fear is the story of a German housewife, Margot (Margit Carstensen) who begins to experience strange episodes of disassociation and depression when she is pregnant with her … Continue reading
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