Fear of Fear 1976  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Ulrich Faulhaber, Brigitte Mira, Irm Hermann, Armin Meier, Adrian Hoven, Kurt Raab, Ingrid Caven, Lilo Pempeit, Helga Maerthesheimer, Hark Bohm
Margot (Margit Carstensen) thinks that she is losing her mind after recently having a baby, but neither her husband nor in-laws seem to care about her problem. She begins a downward plunge through drink and drugs in another of Fassbinder's experimental tales.
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Gods of the Plague 1970  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer, Gunther Kaufmann, Ingrid Caven, Carla Egerer, Katrin Schaake, Irm Hermann, Jan George, Lilo Pempeit, Peter Moland
Fresh out of prison, Franz (Harry Baer) attempts to start a new life, but it becomes too hard and he reverts to his old ways. An early Fassbinder effort that displays his original thinking.
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In a Year of 13 Moons 1978  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: In a Year of Thirteen Moons
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Eva Mattes, Gunther Kaufmann, Lilo Pempeit, Isolde Barth, Karl Scheydt, Walter Bockmayer, Bob Dorsay, Peter Kollek
Formerly a man, Elvira Weishaupt (Volker Spengler) had a sex change after telling Anton Saitz (Gottfried John) that she loved him and being told, "Too bad, you aren't a woman." Now, Elvira tries to win Anton's love, but Anton is simply not interested.
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Love Is Colder Than Death 1969 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Katrin Schaake, Ingrid Caven, Liz Soellner, Ursula Stratz, Irm Hermann, Gisela Otto, Monika Nuchtern, Hans Hirschmuller, Kurt Raab, Peter Moland
A pimp/small-time criminal and the man that is sent to kill him strike up a friendship–even to the extent of sharing the pimp's girlfriend–in this unusual crime story that, though low budget, displays the talents of a young Fassbinder.
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Ma Saison Preferee 1993  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Favorite Season
Director: Andre Techine
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Marthe Villalonga, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Chiara Mastroianni, Carmen Chaplin, Anthony Prada, Michele Moretti, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Todeschini, Jean Bousquet, Roschdy Zem, Ingrid Caven
Emilie (Catherine Deneuve) and Antoine (Daniel Auteuil) are a sister and brother who tend to the problems confronting their aged mother Berthe (Marthe Villalonga) when Berthe comes to live with Emilie. They reflect on their past, present, and future relationships with each other in this delicately perceptive examination of family bonds.
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Martha 1974  TV, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Bohm, Barbara Valentin, Peter Chatel, Gisela Fackeldey, Adrian Hoven, Ortrud Beginnen, Kurt Raab, Ingrid Caven, Peter Berling, Gunter Lamprecht, El Hedi ben Salem
Martha (Margit Carstensen) has lived a protected life, but her lifestyle changes when, immediately following her father's death, she marries a stranger (Karlheinz Bohm), and the battles begin.
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The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hans Hirschmuller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Andrea Schober, Gusti Kreissl, Kurt Raab, Heide Simon, Klaus Lowitsch, Karl Scheydt, Ingrid Caven
This is a bleak, but powerful, portrait of Hans, a fruit peddler on the streets of a German town. Starting with high hopes after returning from a tour in the French Foreign Legion, he settles into a loveless marriage, and his depression gets deeper as his failures mount. He finally drinks himself to death.
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Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven 1975 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Brigitte Mira, Ingrid Caven, Armin Meier, Irm Hermann, Gottfried John, Karlheinz Bohm, Margit Carstensen, Gustav Holzapfel, Lilo Pempeit, Peter Kern, Kurt Raab
Middle-aged Emma Kusters is the wife of an unhappy factory worker. One day he loses it, kills the factory owner's son, and then kills himself. Emma becomes a celebrity, giving interviews of her story, only to be made fun of by the press. Her daughter uses the notoriety to help in her singing career, while a Communist couple befriends her, only to use her to advance their cause. She is finally left alone after others had used her for their selfish desires. In the end she meets with an unselfish act when she is invited to dinner by the factory owner. A pessimistic outlook on the social issues of the day in Germany.
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Satan's Brew 1976 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Kurt Raab, Helen Vita, Margit Carstensen, Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Y Sa Lo, Ulli Lommel, Katherina Buchhammer, Armin Meier, Vitus Zeplichal, Brigitte Mira, Peter Chatel
Washed-up writer Walter (Kurt Raab) needs money, but various efforts fail until his mistress helps, after which she asks him to kill her while in a sexually-aroused condition. He accommodates her and goes home to his brash, slovenly wife (Helen Vita) and mentally challenged Ernst (Volker Spengler) who tries to have sex with flies. After other adventures, he writes a piece, which his wife identifies as being written by a 19th century homosexual poet. Convinced he is a reincarnation of that poet, he sticks with that persona. And on it goes in this dark, dark comedy.
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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? 1970 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michael Fengler
Cast: Kurt Raab, Lilith Ungerer, Amadeus Fengler, Lilo Pempeit, Franz Maron, Harry Baer, Peter Moland, Hanna Schygulla, Ingrid Caven, Irm Hermann, Doris Mattes, Vinzenz Sterr, Maria Sterr
Technical designer Herr R. appears to have life going his way: a good marriage and a promising professional future–until he runs amok and kills his wife, child, and neighbor.
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| 1. Fear of Fear (1976)
2. Gods of the Plague (1970)
3. In a Year of 13 Moons (1978)
aka: In a Year of Thirteen Moons
4. Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
5. Ma Saison Preferee (1993)
aka: My Favorite Season
6. Martha (1974)
7. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
8. Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975)
aka: Mother Kuster's Trip to Heaven
9. Satan's Brew (1976)
10. Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
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