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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Effi Briest (1974)
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Tag / Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Katzelmacher (1969)
Fassbinder’s second feature continues his minimalist and spare direction, this time centering on a group of xenophobic, good-for-nothing friends.
Chinese Roulette (1976)
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.
Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979)
A powerful if narratively-dense film imbued with a devastating sense of cruel irony, with Fassbinder’s masterful control over sound especially striking.
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.
