Category Archives: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven (1975)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by yearof44films

My husband and I saw Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven as part of a Fassbinder retrospective at the Pacific Film Archive in the 1990s. It was one of our favorite movies at the time, so of course I was curious … Continue reading →

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Effi Briest (1974)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by yearof44films

Before we get started I just want to state for the record that my assertion that Martha just might be the movie in which RWF learned that he could dispense with critical distance altogether might very well be the stupidest … Continue reading →

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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by yearof44films

I suppose it was inevitable. I seem to have lost all momentum with this thing and I don’t know how to get it back. Too busy the past few months, I think I may have just forgotten how to do … Continue reading →

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World on a Wire (1973)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by yearof44films

It’s funny: the two RWF movies I’ve dreaded watching the most, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and World on a Wire, turn out to be my favorites so far. But if I dreaded the first movie, it’s largely … Continue reading →

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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)

Posted on July 23, 2012 by yearof44films

As you might expect, there are a couple of RWF movies I’ve been really dreading, some because they’re really slow and static, others because they’re just emotionally brutal and depressing. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant has been at … Continue reading →

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The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by yearof44films

I’ve been picturing some kind of Venn diagram to categorize Fassbinder movies. The Merchant of Four Seasons, for example, would fall within at least two circles (probably more than that, but two’s a good place to start): stories of Men … Continue reading →

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The Niklashausen Journey, Rio das Mortes, and Pioneers in Ingolstadt (TV Movies 1970-71)

Posted on July 5, 2012 by yearof44films

As mentioned in a previous post, it turns out that three of RWF’s movies made for German TV in 1970-71 are now available on DVD, thanks to the Fassbinder Foundation. So back to 1970 we go—so much for chronological order … Continue reading →

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Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by yearof44films

I have very little to say about Beware of a Holy Whore. Maybe if I watched it again I’d have better insight (if not a better opinion), but having already spent $34 at Le Video on rental/late fees, it just … Continue reading →

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Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by yearof44films

OK, so I broke the only rule I’d  set for this damn project before I even got going: I watched the first two movies out of order. Love is Colder Than Death (feature film #1)  is available on Netflix, surprisingly … Continue reading →

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