Effi Briest
West Germany ,
1974.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Karlheinz Böhm, Ursula Strätz
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Wolfgang Schenck, Ulli Lommel, Karlheinz Böhm, Ursula Strätz
Shot in luminous black-and-white, this story of a 17-year-old girl forced into an arranged marriage with an older Prussian aristocrat is adapted from Theodor Fontane's 1895 novel. B&W, 35mm, in German with English subtitles. 141 mins. [more...]
The Merchant of Four Seasons
West Germany ,
1971.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Gusti Kreissl, Kurt Raab
Cast: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Gusti Kreissl, Kurt Raab
Fassbinder's first commercial success and one of his most widely acclaimed works marks the real emergence of the celebrated Fassbinder style. Colour, 35mm, in German with English subtitles. 89 mins. [more...]
