Fassbinder

The documentary draws a portrait of Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Fassbinder was born in Bavaria. He worked as an actor, a director and a screenwriter. He became an influential figure in German cinema. He said openly that he was homosexual and did not hide it. The film follows his path from beginning to end. The account starts in the days of the Action-Theater. From there comes his move into cinema. Then follow the years of fast and dense production. It closes with his early death. The sections proceed in chronological order. Anecdotes and stories come in between. Actors and directors who worked with him speak. What they say shows both the work and the tension around him. Hanna Schygulla and Volker Schlöndorff speak in the ninety two minute documentary. It is a German production Annekatrin Hendel finished in 2015.