11/06/2007

25th Anniversary of Fassbinder Death Marred By Controversy

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a pioneer of New German Cinema. Admired abroad but often reviled at home, he died 25 years ago at the age of 37.
After a chequered career as a film-maker, actor, producer, theater manager, composer, editor and cameraman, the enfant terrible of New German Cinema died suddenly in 1982.
The 25th [...]