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Category / Fassbinder, Rainer Werner

July 27, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Fox and His Friends (1975)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1975, Germany, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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A depressing, slow-burning gay drama that only Fassbinder (also fantastic in the lead role) could have conceived—full of pathos and rich in its depiction of the milieu of a class-divided queer community.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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August 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Lola (1981)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1981, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
  • 2 Comments

This less celebrated entry in Fassbinder’s BRD trilogy is a biting take on capitalism and the commodification of the body as postwar Germany rebuilds.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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August 9, 2020August 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Veronika Voss (1982)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
  • 2 Comments

The perils of drug addiction meet with the allure of a faded Third Reich star in Fassbinder’s evocative and fatalistic penultimate film.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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July 17, 2020August 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Third Generation, The (1979)

  • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1979, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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A relentless if chaotic sound design intensifies this controversial ensemble drama about a group of middle-class European terrorists trying to find an impetus for action amid the lull of domestication. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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April 12, 2020August 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)

  • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1970, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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This early Fassbinder is one of his most piercing works, exploring the consequence of domestic and professional stress through a series of highly-engaging conversational long takes. 

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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December 13, 2019October 24, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Effi Briest (1974)

  • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1974, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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Polished, precise and beautifully-shot in black-and-white, but its cold and austere treatment can be a long, alienating slog.

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

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July 15, 2019August 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Katzelmacher (1969)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1969, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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Fassbinder’s second feature continues his minimalist and spare direction, this time centering on a group of xenophobic, good-for-nothing friends.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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July 8, 2019August 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Chinese Roulette (1976)

  • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1976, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
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Despite expert staging of mise-en-scene and astute camerawork, Fassbinder’s psychological chamber piece on infidelity and deep-seated hate probably only works as an intellectual exercise.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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April 21, 2019August 18, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979)

  • Criterion Collection, Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1979, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
  • 4 Comments

A powerful if narratively-dense film imbued with a devastating sense of cruel irony, with Fassbinder’s masterful control over sound especially striking.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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April 21, 2019August 9, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Satan’s Brew (1976)

  • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
  • 1976, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, West Germany
  • 1 Comment

Fassbinder’s comedic farce of a film is shocking, revolting, and occasionally enjoyable.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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