Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1977 (1977)

Directors:

Florian Hopf, Maximiliane Mainka

Writers:

Florian Hopf, Maximiliane Mainka

Stars:

Dirk Bogarde, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andréa Ferréol

Cast

Credited cast:
Dirk Bogarde
Rainer Werner Fassbinder	...	Himself
Andréa Ferréol
Florian Hopf	...	Interviewer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

filmmaking

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Genres:

Documentary | Short | Biography

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

30 July 2005 (Poland)

Filming Locations:

Berliner Straße, Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maximiliane Mainka Filmproduktion, Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

User Reviews

For Fans, Fascinating

While coy at times, this is some of the more interesting and sustained Fassbinder interview footage I have seen. Fassbinder reflects on the various stages of his career, discusses how his motives behind filmmaking evolved up to this point, and discusses a potential new phase in his career, as represented by his then-current project, _Despair._ This doc also features clips from a few Fassbinder films, especially _Beware of a Holy Whore_, and gives us some behind-the-scenes glimpses at the shooting of _Despair_. Overall, essential viewing for fans, with a lot of insight into what Fassbinder accomplished, and what could have been had he lived on.

For those who are interested in seeing this doc, you should know that it is available as a bonus feature on the _Bitter Tears..._ DVD.