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Fassbinder

A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all the important stages from Action-Theater to the director's early death, supplemented with anecdotes.

Top Cast

  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hanna Schygulla

    Hanna Schygulla

    Self

  • Irm Hermann

    Irm Hermann

    Self

  • Harry Baer

    Harry Baer

    Self

  • Hark Bohm

    Hark Bohm

    Self

  • Volker Schlöndorff

    Volker Schlöndorff

    Self

  • Günter Rohrbach

    Günter Rohrbach

    Self

  • Margit Carstensen

    Margit Carstensen

    Self

  • Hubert Gilli

    Hubert Gilli

    Self

Overview

A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all the important stages from Action-Theater to the director's early death, supplemented with anecdotes.

Rating

6.2 / 10
9 Reviews
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2 Reviews

  • tmdb68514177
    tmdb68514177
    3 May 14, 2021

    Whoever thought it was necessary to kick Margit Carstensen's dogs underneath the table and use Rammstein as background music. The decision to put a modern twist on this documentary was superficial and felt like an unnecessary attempt to be different. If anyone reading this hasn't seen Christian Braad Thomsen's documentary about Fassbinder (titled: "Fassbinder - Love Without Demands") I highly suggest you watch it. It did his life and career more justice and painted an intimate, affecting portrait of the man himself.

  • tmdb68514177
    tmdb68514177
    3 May 15, 2021

    Whoever thought it was necessary to kick Margit Carstensen's dogs underneath the table and use Rammstein as background music. The decision to put a modern twist on this documentary was superficial and felt like an unnecessary attempt to be different. If anyone reading this hasn't seen Christian Braad Thomsen's documentary about Fassbinder (titled: "Fassbinder - Love Without Demands") I highly suggest you watch it. It did his life and career more justice and painted an intimate, affecting portrait of the man himself.

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