Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Rebel of German Cinema

There are few figures as enigmatic, provocative, and relentlessly innovative as Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Born amidst the rubble of post-war Germany, Fassbinder emerged as a cinematic wunderkind, armed with a vision and an insatiable appetite for storytelling. His films serve as both a mirror and a microscope, reflecting the turbulent social, political, and cultural landscape of his time while delving deep into the recesses of the human soul.

In this retrospective, we invite you to journey through the labyrinthine corridors of Fassbinder’s imagination, where love and longing collide with power and passion, and where the boundaries between reality and illusion blur with mesmerizing intensity.

From the searing indictment of post-war Germany in The Marriage of Maria Braun to the feverish descent into addiction and obsession in Veronika Voss, Fassbinder’s films pulse with a raw, visceral energy that captivates and unsettles in equal measure.

Explore the twisted dynamics of desire and domination in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, witness the tragic unraveling of a man on the margins in Fox and His Friends, and confront the harsh realities of societal oppression in The Merchant of Four Seasons.