Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve

Apr 29 2016 N/A 1h 49m
Documentary

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was probably Germany’s most significant post-war director. His swift and dramatic demise at the early age of 37 in 1982 left behind a vacuum in European filmmaking that has yet to be filled, as well as a body of unique, multi-layered and multifarious work of astonishing consistency and rigour. From 1969 onwards, Danish director and film historian Christian Braad Thomsen maintained a close yet respectfully distanced friendship with Fassbinder. Fassbinder – Lieben ohne zu fordern is based on his personal memories as well as a series of conversations and interviews he held with Fassbinder and his mother Lilo in the 1970s.

Plot

Thomsen presents previously unseen interview footage recorded with Fassbinder throughout their fifteen-year friendship, which spans exactly the length of his career - their first encounter was at the Berlinale in 1969 where Fassbinder's debut was famously booed (you can hear the cries of "Awful!" and "Shame!" on the archive footage), and their last was just three weeks before his untimely death.

Written by

Christian Braad Thomsen

Directed by

Christian Braad Thomsen

Cast

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Irm Hermann, Harry Baer

Crew

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Production Countries

Denmark

Production Companies

Kollektiv Film

Languages

English, Dansk, Deutsch

Awards

4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
216
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA