Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, dramatist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. He directed over 40 films that span a variety of genres; frequently his work blends elements of Hollywood melodrama with social criticism and avant-garde techniques. His films, according to him, explored "the exploitability of feelings". His work was deeply rooted in post-war German culture: the aftermath of Nazism, the German economic miracle and the Red Army Faction. Early on, Fassbinder focused on marginalized figures in the city—migrant workers, prisoners, and gay people. He worked with a company of actors and technicians who frequently appeared in his projects.
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🎬 Movies
Peter von Kant
writer
2022
My Name Is Not Ali
actor
2011
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
writer
2000
Room 666
actor
1985
The Last Trip to Harrisburg
actor
1984
Querelle
director
1982
Querelle
writer
1982
Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Last Works
actor
1982
Kamikaze '89
actor
1982
Veronika Voss
writer
1982
Veronika Voss
director
1982
Veronika Voss
actor
1982
Lola
director
1981
Lola
writer
1981
Lili Marleen
director
1981
Lili Marleen
writer
1981
The Third Generation
writer
1979
The Third Generation
director
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
actor
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
writer
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
director
1979
Bourbon Street Blues
actor
1979
In a Year with 13 Moons
director
1978
In a Year with 13 Moons
writer
1978
Despair
director
1978
Germany in Autumn
writer
1978
Germany in Autumn
actor
1978
Germany in Autumn
director
1978
The Stationmaster’s Wife
director
1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
writer
1977
Chinese Roulette
director
1977
Chinese Roulette
writer
1977
Satan’s Brew
writer
1976
Satan’s Brew
director
1976
I Only Want You to Love Me
writer
1976
I Only Want You to Love Me
director
1976
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
actor
1976
Fear of Fear
director
1975
Fear of Fear
writer
1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
director
1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
writer
1975
Fox and His Friends
actor
1975
Fox and His Friends
director
1975
Fox and His Friends
writer
1975
La Paloma
writer
1974
Effi Briest
actor
1974
Effi Briest
writer
1974
Effi Briest
director
1974
Martha
director
1974
Martha
writer
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
actor
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
director
1974
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
writer
1974
Nora Helmer
director
1974
Tenderness of the Wolves
actor
1973
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
director
1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
writer
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
writer
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
director
1972
The Merchant of Four Seasons
actor
1972
Beware of a Holy Whore
writer
1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
actor
1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
director
1971
Whity
writer
1971
Whity
actor
1971
Whity
director
1971
The Niklashausen Journey
actor
1970
The Niklashausen Journey
director
1970
The Niklashausen Journey
writer
1970
Gods of the Plague
actor
1970
Gods of the Plague
writer
1970
Gods of the Plague
director
1970
Baal
actor
1970
Katzelmacher
writer
1969
Katzelmacher
director
1969
Katzelmacher
actor
1969
