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Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)
57 min | Documentary

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Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)

57 min | Documentary

Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is ...See moreThough he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk). With actor-turned-filmmaker Ulli Lommel as host and guide (he appeared in Fassbinder's very first feature, Love Is Colder Than Death, in 1969), documentary filmmaker Robert Fischer conducts a tour of Hollywood today, pausing to chat with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and actress Hanna Schygulla # both charter members of Fassbinder's tight-knit stock company of technicians and players # as well as Wim Wenders, who found the toehold in the studio system that Fassbinder never had. The proceedings are liberally sprinkled with clips from Fassbinder's films, as well as glimpses of a theater company in Los Angeles that specializes in performing the director's plays. As Fischer makes clear, Fassbinder's influence on Hollywood is not only still being felt today, but is gathering a dramatic force that will serve to introduce his oeuvre to a new generation of moviegoers. Written by Eddie Cockrell See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fox and His Friends (1975)
Wim Wenders Self Self See fewer	Wings of Desire (1987)
Frédérique Michel Self Self See fewer	Calidoscopico (1999)
Ulli Lommel Self Self See fewer	Strangers in Paradise (1984)
Hanna Schygulla Self Self See fewer	The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Ian Birnie Self - Los Angeles County Museum of Art Self - Los Angeles County Museum of Art See fewer	Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)
Douglas Sirk Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Final Chord (1936)
Michael Ballhaus Self Self See fewer	Goodfellas (1990)
Kornelia Boje Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Bernadette Soubirous (1961)
Rudolf Waldemar Brem Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Absolute Evil - Final Exit (2009)
Victoria Coulson Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) See fewer	Hotties (2004)
Ruth Crossley Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) See fewer	Blvd. (1995)
Lejla Hadzimuratovic Violet (uncredited) Violet (uncredited) See fewer	Shadows in Paradise (2010)
Katharina Lejona Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) Self - City Garage actress (uncredited) See fewer	Cerebral Print: The Secret Files (2005)
David Pappmeier Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Robot Jox (1989)
Gunter Ziegler Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Absolute Evil - Final Exit (2009)