Fassbinder's Women
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rosa Von Praunheim
Francine Brucher
Irm Hermann
Barbara Valentin
Peter Berling
Eva Mattes
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A beautiful portrait of the enfant terrible of German cinema who died in 1982. Von Praunheim describes his personal attitude to Fassbinder as follows: 'Fassbinder, I knew him when he was starting out, and I couldn't like him. I was jealous of him, envious, and I never liked melodrama. It was only after his death that I really became aware of his qualities. I was fascinated by his wild life - contrasted with his bourgeois dramas - and his courage to live out the most extreme situations.' Von Praunheim's documentary, intended to expose Fassbinder's personality and his work approach, looks at his favourite actresses, from Hanna Schygulla to Jeanne Moreau. Irm Hermann, who acted in nineteen of his films, has a very special place. In addition, Von Praunheim interviews the owner of the local bar, Fassbinder's former editor Juliane Lorenz, who now controls his estate, and cameraman Michael Ballhaus. It provides an unusual insight into the 'Fassbinder phenomenon'.
Director
Rosa Von Praunheim
Cast
Francine Brucher
Irm Hermann
Barbara Valentin
Peter Berling
Eva Mattes
Michael Ballhaus
Wolf Gremm
Peer Raben
Doris Mattes
Sybille Danzer
Harry Baer
Brigitte Mira
Jeanne Moreau
Hanna Schygulla
Ingrid Caven
Sonja Neudorfer
Ursula Stratz
Juliane Lorenz
Crew
Harry Baer
Michael Ballhaus
Peter Berling
Francine Brucher
Ingrid Caven
Sybille Danzer
Kristen Dyroff
Wolf Gremm
Lilly Grote
Lilly Grote
Olaf Grunert
Irm Hermann
Gerald Hofmann
Juliane Lorenz
Doris Mattes
Eva Mattes
Elfi Mikesch
Elfi Mikesch
Brigitte Mira
Jeanne Moreau
Sonja Neudorfer
Stefan Pahlke
Holger Preusse
Peer Raben
Peer Raben
Hanna Schygulla
Mike Shephard
Ursula Stratz
Barbara Valentin
Rosa Von Praunheim
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2000
Released in United States July 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Video Competition) August 2-12, 2000.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.
Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23, 2001.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.)
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Video Competition) August 2-12, 2000.)
