Rainer werner fassbinder emerged in the late sixties to become one of the most prolific and influential filmmakers of what would become known as new german cinema. The best movies by rainer werner fassbinder you must see. He made 33 feature films for cinema and tv, four television series consisting of a total of. Like the protagonist of a welles noir, ms lorenz delved into the past of a great man, the most important german filmmaker to have emerged since the 20s, a larger than life. Rainer werner fassbinder posters german movie posters.
It is recognisably his in every frame, but seems to anticipate the more lurid, baroque stagings of some of his later, riper films despair, querelle etc. It is recognisably his in every frame, but seems to anticipate the more lurid, baroque stagings of some of. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Fassbinders international breakthrough is an unconventional love story with devastating emotional power. Its no real secret that were reaching a tipping point with home video.
Whity is a 1971 west german film, written and directed by rainer werner fassbinder and starring gunther kaufmann and hanna schygulla. He is one of the most important representatives of the new german cinema. The speed at which fassbinder worked and his workaholism must be unique in film history. Apr 28, 2016 the main onscreen presence, however, is fassbinder himself, whom thomsen introduces by way of a unique archive. Shot in exquisite black and white, this is one of the directors most beautiful and dreamlike works. Only rarely did he enlist the help of o thers for a script. Whity is a 1971 west german film, written and directed by rainer werner fassbinder and. Aug 19, 2011 the rediscovery of rainer werner fassbinders eruptively inventive twopart, threeandahalfhour sciencefiction film world on a wire, made for german television in 1973 it was shown at. Revealing his cinematic influences early on, the american soldier 1970, the third in fassbinder s gangster trilogy, was a pastiche of american film noir, and whity 1971 was a western. Fassbinder in hollywood 2002 has amongst the rather rare to be seen movies a special status insofar as its point dorigine is not fassbinders work during his lifetime 19451982, but the work of fassbinders friends in hollywood. Among her numerous other achievements, juliane lorenz compiled chaos as usual, a fascinating book about rainer werner fassbinder in the form of interviews with many of his collaborators. Only a very small number were printed back in the day, so only a handful of these exist in this condition.
Fear eat the soul, felt more intense because it portray more than just a disapproval of the romance between a white rich older woman and a younger white male who is not rich. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd. Shot in under two weeks and on a minuscule budget, the film says. But what excites me most is what i find without warning on youtube, simply by typing a search. His politically charged, experimental first films, made at an astonishingly rapid rate between 1969 and 1970, were influenced by the work of the antiteater, an avantgarde stage troupe that he had helped found in munich. Of all rainer werner fassbinder movies, jailbait is one to seek out. Berlinborn cinematographer michael ballhaus was one of the secret, largely unsung architects of modern cinema as we know it. Hendel gives ample screen time to the actors who, as part of fassbinders motley gang of collaborators, tended to fill multiple crew roles in addition to their frontofcamera responsibilities. A film portrait of the influential bavarian actor, director and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality. Nov 18, 2015 rainer werner fassbinders jailbait note. Since posting twoyears ago, jailbait has been yanked from youtube. On the basis of social satire, whity 1970 becomes a spaghettiwestern pastiche and the american soldier 1970 becomes an hommage to the hollywood gangster film.
The rainer werner fassbinder collection 19731982 dvd. Laws, for instance, interprets whitys enjoyment of racist humiliation and corporal punishment at the hand of white characters that include fassbinder in a cameo appearance, as an allegory of whitys star and directors whole rocky, sexually charged relationship. Fassbinder often demands much from his audience and moons is a primal scream. Jun 03, 2012 rainer werner fassbinder 31 may 1945 10 june 1982 was a german movie director, screenwriter, and actor. The occasion for the exhibition is rainer werner fassbinders 70th birthday on may 31. Kamikaze 89 1982 official trailer rainer werner fassbinder, gunther kaufmann movie hd duration. Original 1970s rainer werner fassbinder german movie posters these posters were obtained from a projectionist in germany who screened many fassbinder films back in the 1970s and kept the cinema posters.
With margit carstensen, irm hermann, juliane lorenz, hanna schygulla. The rainer werner fassbinder collection 19731982 dvd rainer werner fassbinder director rated. Shot in black and white, they were financed by fassbinders lover, christoph roser, an aspiring actor, in exchange for leading. Thomsens own filmed interview with fassbinder during the cannes film festival in. Winner of two german oscars, yet virtually unseen in the u. The rediscovery of rainer werner fassbinders eruptively inventive twopart, threeandahalfhour sciencefiction film world on a wire, made for german television in 1973 it was shown at. Fassbinder, was a west german filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist.
From the very beginning of his incandescent career, the new german cinema enfant terrible rainer werner fassbinder refused to play by the rules. Rip michael ballhaus, cinematographer for scorsese, coppola. The exhibition fassbinder now may 6 august 23, 2015 at the martingropiusbau in berlin, organized by the deutsches filmmuseum in frankfurt, provides new impetus for the examination of one of germanys most outstanding film directors. Their first project, whity which strongly influenced quentin tarantinos django unchained, proved so taxing that this film was essentially. This is a remarkable film, but i still wouldnt recommend it for the casual viewer who doesnt feel like a brain workout that night. Kamikaze 89 1982 official trailer rainer werner fassbinder, gunther. In the early 1970s, rainer werner fassbinder discovered the american melodramas of douglas sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. Streaming is proving a better and better option for the casual consumer every day, and even the cinephile dollar, which has rather successfully driven home video decisions. Fassbinder in hollywood 2002 fassbinder in hollywood. This film is set in the american old west, with overtones of the antebellum south. Nonetheless, the politics of race in fassbinders films from the early 1970s, including whity 1970 and ali.
Fassbinder in hollywood 2002 has amongst the rather rare to be seen movies a special status insofar as its point dorigine is not fassbinder s work during his lifetime 19451982, but the work of fassbinder s friends in hollywood. It is this mutual obsession with whity an obsession shared by the viewer by films end which allows fassbinder to explore the themes which were to comprise his greatest contribution to films development as a medium, including. Think of the neverceasing whirlwind of zooms, dollies, and tracks that draw us into the world of martin scorsese, the art deco disco of under the cherry moon, the. Fassbinder rarely made less than four films a year, always based on his original ideas. Whity is an extraordinary film made by fassbinder in 1971. Revealing his cinematic influences early on, the american soldier 1970, the third in fassbinders gangster trilogy, was a pastiche of american film noir, and whity 1971 was a western. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd and. Listen free to peer raben the music from rainer werner fassbinder films franz biberkopfs theme from berlin alexanderplatz, marias theme and waltz from the marriage of maria braun and more. Remediating fassbinder in video installations by ming wong and. O pai, ben nicholson, tem uma atraente e jovem esposa, katherine, e dois. Whity has many obvious strengths, perhaps first among them is that it is a ravishingly beautiful film, superbly designed kurt raab won a german academy award for his art direction and shot.
We didnt realise what his work was really into duration. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the new german cinema movement. A widow in her sixties, who works as a cleaning lady, and an immigrant laborer from morocco, some twenty years her junior, begin a relationship, much to the displeasure of the womans family and society as a whole. Jul 29, 2011 fassbinders fetish for exquisitely staged sirkian melodrama, an obsession for at least part of his career, is welldocumented, so if one wants to see the picture that likely lathered up.
Peer raben i kill them whity open sequence youtube. Despair by rainer werner fassbinder and will not need an account to. Despite being their slave, he becomes the obsession of each member of the family as they try. Rainer werner fassbinders striking adaptation of oskar maria grafs novel about a smalltown bavarian stationmaster. Margit carstensen, hanna schygulla, irm hermann, katrin schaake, eva mattes, gisela fackeldey in a sumptuous apartment lives a fashion designer, slavishly attended by her assistant, but the arrival of an attractive young woman whom the former wishes to use as a model changes the domestic power setup. The film shows an egomaniacal director, beset by a stalled production, temperamental actors, and a frustrated crew. Fassbinder synonyms, fassbinder pronunciation, fassbinder translation, english dictionary definition of fassbinder. It remains a crucial piece of the antiwestern canon, a strange mix of giant and imitation of lifean important touchstone for fassbinder, a douglas sirk fanatic. Fassbinder definition of fassbinder by the free dictionary. The first of the directors psychologically complex melodramas, whity centers around the illegitimate son of the seriously deranged ben nicholson. The main character, whity, is a black servant who is sorely abused at every turn. Despair by rainer werner fassbinder film quarterly.
Nov 17, 2014 10 essential rainer werner fassbinder films you need to watch posted on november 17, 2014 november 17, 2014 by daxton norton rainer werner fassbinder emerged in the late sixties to become one of the most prolific and influential filmmakers of what would become known as new german cinema. Oct 04, 2017 commissioned by the rainer werner fassbinder foundation to commemorate what would have been the directors 70th birthday, fassbinder was made with unprecedented access to the filmmakers family and friends. Laws, for instance, interprets whitys enjoyment of racist humiliation and corporal punishment at the hand of white characters that include fassbinder in a cameo appearance, as an allegory of whitys star and directors whole rocky, sexually charged relationship, which in turn is symbolic of german race relations as a. Directors usually manage, at most, a feature film every two years. In fear eats the soul fassbinder approaches the uncomfortable subject of racism in an elegant and dignified manner. This early feature is one of the prolific directors most unjustly overlooked works a provocative, compelling film about the illegitimate, mulatto son of a wealthy white. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Fassbinder two films from the daring, often brilliant rainer werner fassbinder. Apr, 2016 hendel gives ample screen time to the actors who, as part of fassbinder s motley gang of collaborators, tended to fill multiple crew roles in addition to their frontofcamera responsibilities. The music from rainer werner fassbinder films peer raben. Fassbinders twopart tv scifi anticipates both blade runner and the matrix. Apr, 2017 michael ballhaus, who died yesterday, was behind some of the most iconic cinematic moments in history. Fassbinder by pablo marte on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Fassbinders fetish for exquisitely staged sirkian melodrama, an obsession for at least part of his career, is welldocumented, so if one wants to see the picture that likely lathered up.
Fassbinder, veronika voss, frg trilogy, german film. The main onscreen presence, however, is fassbinder himself, whom thomsen introduces by way of a unique archive. Fassbinder tackled discrimination against foreigners, people of the same race and class, language, and in public places. The best movies by rainer werner fassbinder you must see rainer werner fassbinder was one of the most important figures in the development of the new german cinema movement from the late 1960s to the 1980s, along with the likes of werner herzog and alexander kluge.
You will never forget the faces haunting every dark corridor of whity once youve seen them. He wrote and directed four radio plays and wrote song lyrics. Commissioned by the rainer werner fassbinder foundation to commemorate what would have been the directors 70th birthday, fassbinder was made with unprecedented access to the filmmakers family and friends. Beware of a holy whore was based, like many of fassbinders films, on a personal experience the shooting of his earlier film, the revisionist western whity 1970. Rip michael ballhaus, cinematographer for scorsese. Rainer werner fassbinder 31 may 1945 10 june 1982 was a german movie director, screenwriter, and actor. Not everyone wants to be subjected to this much pain.