Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German director born in Bad Wörishofen, the most prolific and provocative figure of the New German Cinema movement of the 1970s. Working at extraordinary speed, he completed over forty films in roughly fifteen years, among them Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, a spare melodrama about an interracial romance, and The Marriage of Maria Braun, which used one woman's rise to chart West Germany's postwar reconstruction. His work drew heavily on the emotional artifice of Hollywood melodrama, particularly Douglas Sirk, while turning a caustic eye on class, race, and sexuality in German society. Fassbinder died at thirty-seven, but his volume, range, and unflinching subject matter left him the most widely studied director of his generation.
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German director born in Bad Wörishofen, the most prolific and provocative figure of the New German Cinema movement of the 1970s. Working at extraordinary speed, he completed over forty films in roughly fifteen years, among them Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, a spare melodrama about an interracial romance, and The Marriage of Maria Braun, which used one woman's rise to chart West Germany's postwar reconstruction. His work drew heavily on the emotional artifice of Hollywood melodrama, particularly Douglas Sirk, while turning a caustic eye on class, race, and sexuality in German society. Fassbinder died at thirty-seven, but his volume, range, and unflinching subject matter left him the most widely studied director of his generation.
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Querelle
1982
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The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
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Lola
1981
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
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In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
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Veronika Voss
1982
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Lili Marleen
1981
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Chinese Roulette
1977
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The Third Generation
1979
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Fox and His Friends
1975
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Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
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Despair
1978
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Katzelmacher
1969
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Satan’s Brew
1976
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Effi Briest
1974
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The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
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Gods of the Plague
1970
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Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
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Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
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The City Tramp
1966
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Whity
1971
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The American Soldier
1976
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The Little Chaos
1966
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Frogman Katzelmacher
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2013
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The Marriage of Maria Braun
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2008
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Water Drops on Burning Rocks
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2000
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Querelle
Director
1982
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Veronika Voss
Director
1982
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Lola
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1981
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Lili Marleen
Director
1981
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Berlin Alexanderplatz
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1980–
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The Third Generation
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1979
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rainer Werner Fassbinder still alive?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder passed away on June 10, 1982 at age 37.
What are the most famous roles of Rainer Werner Fassbinder?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is best known for directing Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.
How many movies has Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed?
Over a 16-year career (since 1966), Rainer Werner Fassbinder has directed or written 31 films and worked on 3 TV shows.
What was Rainer Werner Fassbinder's first movie?
The career of Rainer Werner Fassbinder began with The City Tramp (1966).
What is Rainer Werner Fassbinder's most recent movie or series?
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's most recent release is Frogman Katzelmacher, which premiered on November 28, 2013.
What TV shows has Rainer Werner Fassbinder created or directed?
On television, Rainer Werner Fassbinder has appeared in World on a Wire, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1945-05-31 · Bad Wörishofen, Germany
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 — 10 June 1982) was a German film director, screenwriter, and actor. Considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema, Fassbinder was prolific; in a professional career less than fifteen years, he completed forty feature-length films, two television film series, three short films, four video productions, twenty-four stage plays, and four radio plays.
He had tortured, personal relationships with the actors and technicians around him who formed a surrogate family. However, his pictures demonstrate his deep sensitivity to social outsiders and his hatred of institutionalized violence. He ruthlessly attacked both German bourgeois society and the larger limitations of humanity.
Fassbinder died in June 1982 at the age of 37 from a lethal cocktail of cocaine and barbiturates. His death has often been cited as the event that ended the New German Cinema movement.