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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Satan’s Brew (1976)
Fassbinder’s comedic farce of a film is shocking, revolting, and occasionally enjoyable.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
This Sirkian-influenced interracial romance-drama by Fassbinder is emotionally resonant and unexpectedly timely in today’s cross-cultural yet xenophobic societies.
Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
Fassbinder’s debut feature is a stylish but spare gangster story that works in its own unusual way.
On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
In the context of Hong Sang-soo’s extramarital affair with actress Kim Min-hee, the work holds more resonance and significance than its delicate and melancholic style would suggest.
In the Fade (2017)
Akin goes decidedly more mainstream in this uneven drama fronted by an excellent Diane Kruger.
