Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Despair
6.9

Despair

Sep. 20, 1978

Despair

Berlin, 1930, during the rise of Nazism. Hermann Hermann, a Russian emigrant and chocolate manufacturer, married to the capricious Lydia, loses ...
Veronika Voss
7.7

Veronika Voss

May. 13, 1982

Veronika Voss

In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with ...
Querelle
6.6

Querelle

Aug. 05, 1982

Querelle

A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug-smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged ...
Lola
7.4

Lola

Aug. 20, 1981

Lola

Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants ...
The Marriage of Maria Braun
7.7

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition ...
The Third Generation
6.8

The Third Generation

May. 30, 1979

The Third Generation

A mogul merrily funds terrorists to boost his computer sales, by panicking West German government and industry c. 1980, as the third generation ...
In a Year with 13 Moons
7.4

In a Year with 13 Moons

Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic ...
Germany in Autumn
6.9

Germany in Autumn

Mar. 03, 1978

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of ...
Satan’s Brew
6.7

Satan’s Brew

Oct. 07, 1976

Satan’s Brew

This fast-paced black comedy by wunderkind director Rainer Werner Fassbinder follows the frantic efforts of a starving and confused writer, ...
Chinese Roulette
7.2

Chinese Roulette

Nov. 16, 1976

Chinese Roulette

A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the family’s country house with their lovers.
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
7.5

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

After a worker kills a superior and commits suicide, each of his family members attempts to forge a path forward in life.
Fox and His Friends
7.6

Fox and His Friends

Jun. 06, 1975

Fox and His Friends

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to ...
Fear of Fear
7.4

Fear of Fear

Jul. 08, 1975

Fear of Fear

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed ...
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
8

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One ...
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
7.6

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer — arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and ...
Beware of a Holy Whore
6.7

Beware of a Holy Whore

Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
Rio das Mortes
6.2

Rio das Mortes

Feb. 15, 1971

Rio das Mortes

Michel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map of the Rio das Mortes. ...
Gods of the Plague
6.4

Gods of the Plague

Jul. 24, 1970

Gods of the Plague

A man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing. With several women as well as the police on his tail, he ...