Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Fassbinder's films seem to be about the despicable things we are capable of doing to each other, and in this case it's about the despicable things one man is capable of doing to himself. Hans Epp runs a pear stand with his wife, Irmgard. It's a struggling operation that brings … Continue reading The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder A middle-aged woman and a young Moroccan man fall in love in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. Their relationship will befuddle most and attract open contempt from others. It's the same type of hatred of the outsider as in Fassbinder's Katzelmacher, though because we are so acquainted with the subject of … Continue reading Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Katzelmacher (1969)
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Katzelmacher is a strange, dark comedy of sorts which takes place on street corners and in bedrooms. The characters of this film, a series of disgruntled husbands and wives, discuss little more than money and sex. One of the people in this odd group is a prostitute, though the way … Continue reading Katzelmacher (1969)
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