She lives with her secretary who will form the second. Feb 26, 2015 rainer werner fassbinders 1972 lesbian film comes to dvdbluray by davidelijah nahmod feb. With margit carstensen, hanna schygulla, katrin schaake, eva mattes. This production revels in the beauty of its allwomen cast much of the action happens in front of. She mistreats marlene her secretary, maid, and codesigner. An arrogant fashion designer falls in love with an icy beauty who wants to be a model. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty. Enter karin, a 23yearold beauty who wants to be a model. Rainer werner fassbinders characters play an endlessly layered game of dressup in this tale of sadomasochistic love. Margit carstensen, hanna schygulla, katrin schaake, eva mattes, gisela fackeldey, irm hermann, michael ballhaus, rainer werner fassbinder, thea eymesz, michael fengler, rainer.
An arrogant fashion designer falls in love with an icy beauty who wants to. When karin becomes a superstar, leaving everything behind, marlene is left picking up the broken pieces. Hemlines and heartbreak in fassbinders the bitter tears of. Running time is 1 hour 30 minutes, no intermission. In the early 1970s, rainer werner fassbinder discovered the american melodramas of douglas sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more. Margit carstensen as petra, irm hermann as marlene and hanna schygulla as. It is dressed to the nines in wigs, gowns and lippy, but it remains a naked account of the most significant and destructive love affair in. It is based on the play of the same name written by fassbinder. When she develops an obsession with fashion model karin, things become far more complicated in this tale of intermingled love and hate. One of the first and bestloved films of this period in.
It follows the changing dynamics in her relationships with the other women. Rainer werner fassbinder revels in the fact that petra is played entirely on one set and not an especially large one at that. The incredible color saturation and clarity bring back the beautiful earthy glow of the agfa film. One of rainer werner fassbinders best films the directors 1972 film adaptation of his own stage play screens at doc films this sunday at 7 pm.
What marlene does with those pieces will dictate the rest of her life. Under the direction of benjamin viertel, fassbinders darkly humorous drama about a womans breakdown is a frenetic comedy about a pathetic lesbian. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Criterion collection and apichatpong weerasethakul. One of rainer werner fassbinders best films the directors 1972 film adaptation of his own stage play screens at doc films this sunday at 7. Performed in spanish with projected english titles. She mistreats everyone until she meets a model who wants a job at her firm. The claustrophobia of this setting mirrors the suffocation that is part and parcel of these characters world, a suffocation caused.
The film examines the omnipresence of dominance and power dynamics that is universal to all intimate human relationships, be. Petra falls in love with karin and invites her to move in. The shot tacitly references cukors opening gambit, anticipating a story where elegant surfaces hide toothandclaw instincts. Fassbinders preoccupations with the themes of love, mortality, sexuality, power and vanity are all on display in this seminal work from the renowned german filmmaker and playwright. She lives with her secretary who will form the second point in a tragic menage. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion. As a fashion designer in germany, she had to go through the process of constant rejection and a humiliating divorce before being taken seriously in her field. One learns from the program that the piece was a bit of a landmark production for the company and has been in its repertoire, including on tour, for a decade. When she develops an obsession with fashion model karin, things become far more. He worked as well as author, cameraman, composer, designer, editor and theatre manager. Details about part 2 of the fassbinder series taking place in november, which will spotlight fassbinders films from 1974 until 1982, will be unveiled at a future date. For fassbinder, man is often responsible for his own victimization. In the early 1970s, rainer werner fassbinder berlin alexanderplatz discovered the american melodramas of douglas sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register. In the early 1970s, rainer werner fassbinder discovered the american melodramas of douglas sirk and was inspired by them to begin.
Modern cinemas founding supporters are carla emil and rich silverstein. That show us that doesnt matter what sexual orientation are you directed to, love wasnt and easy task to live in. Hemlines and heartbreak in fassbinders the bitter tears. Directed by benjamin viertel produced by third space. The world premiere of a new opera in english, based on one of. These experiences have turned her into a cynic in matters of work and love.
By rainer werner fassbinder, translated by david tushingham. When karin becomes a superstar, leaving everything behind, marlene is left to pick up the broken pieces. The film is the 16th made by director rainer werner fassbinder, from the near the beginning of his sirkian phase, in which his rapturous discovery of the work of hollywood melodrama specialist douglas sirk encouraged him. Rainer werner fassbinders sadomasochism the new yorker. Petra had just ended a marriage, but now finds herself enamoured with another. She has been taught that love is a fiction in this life, and a lie men. In the early 1970s, rainer werner fassbinder discovered the american melodramas of douglas sirk and was inspired by them to begin working in a new, more intensely emotional register.
Rainer werner fassbinders 1972 lesbian film comes to dvdbluray by davidelijah nahmod feb. This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer margit carstensen and a beautiful but icy ingenue hanna schygullabased, in a sly gender reversal, on the writerdirectors own desperate obsession with a young actoris a true fassbinder affair, featuring exquisitely claustrophobic cinematography by michael ballhaus and full. The envelopepushing storyline now comes to dvdbluray courtesy of the criterion collection. Adapting his own play which had premiered in darmstadt half a year before, in june 1971, in a production.
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