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Tag Archives: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Love Is Colder Than Death AKA Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (1969) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake
Unusual gangster story, in which a small-time pimp Franz, who is torn between his mistress Read More »
Wildwechsel / Jail Bait (1973) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Eva Mattes, Ruth Drexel, Harry Baer
Wildwechsel, is a bleak story of teenage angst, set in industrial northern Germany during the 1950s. Read More »
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch, Ivan Desny
This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII. Read More »
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer — arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. Read More »
Lili Marleen (1981) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer
In Switzerland, German singer Willie falls in love with Jewish composer, Robert, who offers resistance to the Nazis by helping refugees. Read More »
Germany in Autumn (1978) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Wolfgang Bächler, Heinz Bennent, Wolf Biermann
Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of Germany during the late 1970s. Read More »
Eight Hours Dont Make a Day (1972) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Luise Ullrich, Drama
The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. Read More »
The American Soldier (1970) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karl Scheydt, Elga Sorbas, Jan George, Drama
Ricky is a cold-blooded U.S. German contract killer. After serving in Viet Nam, he returns to his home town of Munich to eliminate a few problem crooks for three renegade cops. Read More »
Nora Helmer (1974) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margit Carstensen, Joachim Hansen, Barbara Valentin, Drama
A beautiful young housewife, Nora, is trying to convince her tight-laced, bourgeois husband, Torvald, to give her some extra money for the holidays, even if he has to borrow it. Read More »