A documentary looking back at rainer werner fassbinders 1978 movie despair. Film interviews braad thomsen shot with rainer werner fassbinder in the 1970s. Despair by rainer werner fassbinder and will not need an account to. In early1930s berlin, an elegant russian emigre and eccentric chocolatier convinces himself that he has seen his doppelganger, and hatches a murderous plan to trade his existence for an entirely new one. Fassbinder, it has more of an international coproduction flavor, and, handsome look, definitely more period sets, costumes, and, make up, and, it looks like it was shot in a much longer, and, more mainstream shooting schedules, than other.
Despair 1978 rainer werner fassbinder, dirk bogarde. Fassbinders immersive epic follows the hulking, childlike exconvict franz biberkopf gunter. Hermann is soon given to intemperate outbursts at his workers, other businessmen, and. But, with the possible exceptions of yasujiro ozu and john ford, fassbinder was the only one who. Fassbinders defining statement on the individuals loss of agency, identity, and sanity amidst a world of political extremism and mass conformity. Thomsens own filmed interview with fassbinder during the cannes film festival in. Upon completing christian braad thomsens book, the reader will wonder at which point fassbinder, who divided his time between the cinema and theatre as director, screenwriter, producer, and actor, lived but for his art. He wrote and directed four radio plays and wrote song lyrics. Fassbinder takes almost the same plot, but adds a totally new layer, making the younger lover also a muslim and a gastarbeiter immigrant worker. With margit carstensen, irm hermann, juliane lorenz, hanna schygulla. Apr, 2017 fassbinders ensuing artistic triumphs would have ballhaus setting the visual palette. Based on the classic novel by vladimir nabokov with screenplay adaptation by tom stoppard. Rainer werner fassbinder was the juggernaut of the german new wavea writer, director, actor, producer, editor as franz walsch, and occasional art director and dp who made 40 features in barely a dozen years. Vhs trailer for the 1978 drama despair, directed by rainer werner fassbinder and starring dirk bogarde.
Despair despair eine reise ins licht 1978 rotten tomatoes. The main onscreen presence, however, is fassbinder himself, whom thomsen introduces by way of a unique archive. Furthermore, the entire film, set in 1930s germany, is in english. She mistreats everyone until she meets a model who wants a job at her firm. Fox and his friends is a 1975 drama that was released in west germany. Despair 1978 dirk bogarde andrea ferreol klaus lowitsch drama. Despair is a sublime meditation about existence, and, its complex meaning. It begins with his seating himself in a chair to observe himself making love to his wife, lydia, a za. Fassbinder s defining statement on the individuals loss of agency, identity, and sanity amidst a world of political extremism and mass conformity. Despair 1978 trailer dirk bogarde andrea ferreol youtube.
The music from rainer werner fassbinder films peer raben. Listen free to peer raben the music from rainer werner fassbinder films franz biberkopfs theme from berlin alexanderplatz, marias theme and waltz from the marriage of maria braun and more. Rip michael ballhaus, cinematographer for scorsese. He becomes interested in another gay teen but he is from an elite family. It begins with his seating himself in a chair to observe himself making love to his wife, lydia, a zaftig emptyheaded siren who is also sleeping with her cousin. Nov 17, 2014 10 essential rainer werner fassbinder films you need to watch posted on november 17, 2014 november 17, 2014 by daxton norton rainer werner fassbinder emerged in the late sixties to become one of the most prolific and influential filmmakers of what would become known as new german cinema. Here, he uses a witty screenplay written by the well.
It was his first picture to be shot in english, with a script by tom stoppard, adapted from a. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd and. With dirk bogarde, andrea ferreol, klaus lowitsch, volker spengler. He once said, famously, that he was trying to construct a house with his films, which is hard work. Its strangeness, moreover, is linked to the fact that for all the focus the author brings to the years. He tormented his actors, threw drinks at his cameraman, and died of an overdose at 37, leaving behind two.
After winning the lottery, the working class teen gains all kinds of friends. Jeanne moreau each man kills the thing he loves querelle. Margit carstensen, hanna schygulla, irm hermann, katrin schaake, eva mattes, gisela fackeldey in a sumptuous apartment lives a fashion designer, slavishly attended by her assistant, but the arrival of an attractive young woman whom the former wishes to use as a model changes the domestic power setup. Dirk bogarde is on superb form in fassbinders eerie adaptation of nabokovs novel about a russian emigres breakdown. Rainer werner fassbinders controversial, fifteenhour berlin alexanderplatz, based on alfred doblins great modernist novel, was the crowning achievement of a prolific director who, at age thirtyfour, had already made over thirty films. It was entered into the 1978 cannes film festival similarly to the novel, the tone of the film is ironic. Milan records this cd is a film score anthology where you can find 23 tracks from a total of 21 fassbinder films. Fassbinder, was a west german filmmaker, actor, playwright, theatre director, composer, cinematographer, editor, and essayist. Dirk bogarde is on superb form in fassbinder s eerie adaptation of nabokovs novel about a russian emigres breakdown. Fassbinder made three films in english, a language in which he was not proficient. Rainer werner fassbinder emerged in the late sixties to become one of the most prolific and influential filmmakers of what would become known as new german cinema. He is widely regarded as a prominent figure and catalyst of the new german cinema movement.
Aug 19, 2011 the rediscovery of rainer werner fassbinders eruptively inventive twopart, threeandahalfhour sciencefiction film world on a wire, made for german television in 1973 it was shown at. A widow in her sixties, who works as a cleaning lady, and an immigrant laborer from morocco, some twenty years her junior, begin a relationship, much to the displeasure of the womans family and society as a whole. Rip michael ballhaus, cinematographer for scorsese, coppola. The movie is about a gay german teen who comes from a working class family. The rediscovery of rainer werner fassbinders eruptively inventive twopart, threeandahalfhour sciencefiction film world on a wire, made for german television in 1973 it was shown at. Fassbinders ensuing artistic triumphs would have ballhaus setting the visual palette. This indelicate, often deliciously flip 1978 psychodrama from the selfimmolating genius of the new german cinema, rainer werner fassbinder, was the directors.
In early 1930s germany, against the backdrop of the nazis rise to power, hermann hermann dirk bogarde, a russian emigrant and successful chocolate magnate, starts experiencing mental breakdowns. Against the backdrop of the nazis rise, hermann hermann, a russian emigre and chocolate magnate, goes slowly mad. Despair is a 1978 film directed by rainer werner fassbinder and starring dirk bogarde, based. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The best movies by rainer werner fassbinder you must see rainer werner fassbinder was one of the most important figures in the development of the new german cinema movement from the late 1960s to the 1980s, along with the likes of werner herzog and alexander kluge. All three films have international actors and are very ambitious, yet each faced artistic and commercial problems. She is also a famous fashion designer at the top of her game. Also known as aka original title the cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinders despair revisited. Rainer werner fassbinder films from worst to best mtv.
Having made as many films as he had years, at 31, rainer werner fassbinder essayed a slightly different approach for his 32nd film, despair. Despair is a 1978 film directed by rainer werner fassbinder and starring dirk bogarde, based on the novel of the same name by vladimir nabokov. Avec brad davis, jeanne moreau, laurent malet et franco nero. The cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinders. Rent rainer werner fassbinder movies and tv shows on dvd. Here, he uses a witty screenplay written by the wellknown playwright tom stoppard, based on a novel by vladimir nabokov.
Sea of chaos and despair for african refugees the australian relation to an alleged islamic stateinspired attack plan in australia. Sep 29, 2003 p eople say that drugs killed rainer werner fassbinder, but after taking another look at his films and his writings, i have a different idea. He tormented his actors, threw drinks at his cameraman, and. In fear eats the soul fassbinder approaches the uncomfortable subject of racism in an elegant and dignified manner.
Vhs trailer for the 1978 drama despair, directed by rainer werner fassbinder and. The cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinder s despair revisited video 2011 on imdb. Fassbinder took sirks influence as a rebel critic in 50s hollywood and took it further in the postwar germany. Download the cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinder s despair revisited full movie studio the cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinder s despair revisited pelicula completa. Similarly to the novel, the tone of the film is ironic. P eople say that drugs killed rainer werner fassbinder, but after taking another look at his films and his writings, i have a different idea.
The cinema and its double rainer werner fassbinders despair revisited 2011 video release info. Despair 1978 rainer werner fassbinder, dirk bogarde, andrea. Berlin alexanderplatz 1980 the criterion collection. Many filmmakers have left their own houses halffinished. That figure includes both theatrical features and tv. If you take out the shorts, the numbers are still crazy.
Fassbinder was born into a bourgeois bavarian family in 1946. In early 1930s germany, against the backdrop of the nazis rise to power, hermann hermann dirk bogarde, a russian emigrant and successful chocolate magnate. Sep 25, 2015 fassbinder takes almost the same plot, but adds a totally new layer, making the younger lover also a muslim and a gastarbeiter immigrant worker. From 1969 to 1982 he directed over 40 productions, most of them feature films, a few tv specials and one huge. Rainer werner fassbinder celebrity profile check out the latest rainer werner fassbinder photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Shot in under two weeks and on a minuscule budget, the film says. Despair by rainer werner fassbinder film quarterly. A film portrait of the influential bavarian actor, director and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality. With andrea ferreol, michael ballhaus, tom stoppard, juliane lorenz. Tales of the 1940s, the title of werner sollorss distinguished volume devoted to the immediate postworld war period in germanythat is, the last five years of the decademanages to be both vague and lurid. Its strangeness, moreover, is linked to the fact that for all the focus the author brings to the years of the american occupation of germany, the title.
The plot is mostly similar to the novel, although one of the key characters is significantly altered in the adaptation. Fassbinders defining statement on the individuals loss of agency, identity, and sanity amidst a world of political extremism and mass. This might as well be one of the most atypical movies ever directed by r. Rainer werner fassbinder directed 44 films in 18 years. Apr 28, 2016 the main onscreen presence, however, is fassbinder himself, whom thomsen introduces by way of a unique archive. Release dates 1 also known as aka 2 release dates germany 15 september 2011. To love without demands fassbinder friend and devotee christian braad thomsen takes a freudian lens to the life and career of the seminal filmmaker.
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