The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited (2011)
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.
| Movie ID | 123308 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Robert Fischer |
| Main cast | Andréa Ferréol, Michael Ballhaus, Tom Stoppard, Juliane Lorenz, Dieter Menz, Alexander Allerson, Harry Baer, Isolde Barth |
| Release date | 1 January 2011 |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 70 min (1h 10m) |
| Rating | 6.5 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Bavaria Media |
Director: Robert Fischer
Writers: Robert Fischer
Top cast
Andréa FerréolSelf
Michael BallhausSelf
Tom StoppardSelf
Juliane LorenzSelf
Dieter MenzSelf
Alexander AllersonSelf
Harry BaerSelf
Isolde BarthSelf
John ColdstreamSelf
Brock Van Den BogaerdeSelf
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