Tag Archives: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

the song of ww2 and the woman behind it (film: Lili Marleen – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1981)

Posted on November 24, 2023 by admin

Rainer Werner Fassbinder always made movies as if he knew his was on borrowed time. Many of the 44 films made by him in his 16-year career represent searches, experiments, attempts to express himself as an artist in the most … Continue reading →

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social melodrama at its best (film: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by admin

‘Ali: Fear Eats the Soul‘ (German title is ‘Angst essen Seele auf‘) was in 1974  Rainer Werner Fassbinder‘s first internationally acclaimed film, earning public and critical attention worldwide. He had already written and directed about 20 films, and roughly as … Continue reading →

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1989 seen from 1982 (film: Kamikaze 89 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982)

Posted on April 20, 2020 by admin

What kind of movie is ‘Kamikaze 89‘? Science fiction? Dystopia? It is definitely a special film from many points of view. The film is directed by Wolf Gremm (who is also a co-screenwriter), one of the well-known directors of the … Continue reading →

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rotten foundation (Film: Lola – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1981)

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin

An untimely death cut short in 1982, at the age of 37, the life and cinematographic career of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. We can only wonder at how much he succeeded to achieve in such a short time and we can … Continue reading →

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