The man who burned bright and died at 37 — this is Fassbinder's chaotic, brilliant funeral.
A film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all the important stages from Action-Theater to the director's early death, supplemented with anecdotes.
Acting
Fassbinder's own interviews — manipulative, vulnerable, impossible to look away.
Direction
Hendel lets contradictions breathe; no hagiography here.
Editing
Rapid-fire anecdotes that somehow cohere into tragedy.
Director
Annekatrin Hendel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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