The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Andréa Ferréol

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 53%

Michael Ballhaus

Self

Age : 81 | Popularity : 40%

Tom Stoppard

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 29%

Juliane Lorenz

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Dieter Minx

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Alexander Allerson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Harry Baer

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 26%

Isolde Barth

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 28%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Fischer
Writing	Writer	Robert Fischer
Department	Role	Name

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