One of the greatest feats by any filmmaker in the history of cinema, Herzog’s film pits personal ambition against the forces of nature as a man desires to build an opera house in the middle of the Amazon jungle.
Herzog brilliantly transports us to a bygone world and to the edge of madness as power and greed clash furiously with nature and survival in this great masterwork of 1970s German cinema.
This powerful and tragic German anti-war film pits a group of drafted schoolboys-turned-inexperienced-soldiers against the advancing Americans as WWII draws to a close.
A late career triumph by Billy Wilder that works effectively as a spiritual sequel to his legendary ‘Sunset Boulevard’, as he looked back at the glamour of Hollywood with sad ‘European’ eyes.
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.
Polished, precise and beautifully-shot in black-and-white, but its cold and austere treatment can be a long, alienating slog.
Continue reading →Fassbinder’s second feature continues his minimalist and spare direction, this time centering on a group of xenophobic, good-for-nothing friends.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →A powerful if narratively-dense film imbued with a devastating sense of cruel irony, with Fassbinder’s masterful control over sound especially striking.
Continue reading →Fassbinder’s comedic farce of a film is shocking, revolting, and occasionally enjoyable.
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