Rainer Werner Fassbinder (31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982) was a German filmmaker.
Short films
Year English title Original title Role Notes 1965 This Night This Night Lost 1966 The City Tramp Der Stadtstreicher Mann auf toiletten Uncredited 1967 The Little Chaos Das kleine Chaos Franz 1978 Germany in Autumn Deutschland im Herbst Segment of omnibus film
Feature films
Year English title Original title Notes 1969 Love Is Colder Than Death Liebe ist kälter als der Tod KatzelmacherKatzelmacher 1970 Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? According to Hanna Schygulla, Fassbinder had no part in the making in this; it was realized from his idea by Michael Fengler, his assistant. The American Soldier Der amerikanische Soldat 1971 WhityWhity Beware of a Holy Whore Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte 1972 The Merchant of Four Seasons Händler der vier Jahreszeiten The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant 1974 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Angst essen Seele auf Effi Briest Fontane – Effi Briest oder: Viele, die eine Ahnung haben von ihren Möglichkeiten und Bedürfnissen und dennoch das herrschende System in ihrem Kopf akzeptieren durch ihre Taten und es somit festigen und durchaus bestätigen 1975 Fox and His Friends Faustrecht der Freiheit Co-written with Christian Hohoff Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven Mutter Küsters Fahrt zum Himmel Co-written with Kurt Raab 1976 Satan's Brew Satansbraten Chinese Roulette Chinesisches Roulette 1978 Despair Despair – Eine Reise ins Licht In a Year of 13 Moons In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden 1979 The Marriage of Maria Braun Die Ehe der Maria Braun Co-written with Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer The Third Generation Die dritte Generation 1981 Lili MarleenLili Marleen Co-written with Manfred Purzer and Joshua Sinclair Theater in TranceTheater in Trance Documentary LolaLola Co-written with Pea Fröhlich and Peter Märthesheimer 1982 Veronika Voss Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss QuerelleQuerelle Co-written with Burkhard Driest
Acting roles
Year English title Role Notes 1968 Festnehmender Soldat 1969 Love Is Colder Than Death Franz Walsch Uncredited Katzelmacher Jorgos 1970 Gods of the Plague Pornokunde The American Soldier Franz Walsch 1971 Mathias Kneissl Flecklbauer Whity Saloon guest Uncredited Beware of a Holy Whore Sascha, Herstellungsleiter 1972 The Merchant of Four Seasons Zucker / Hans's friend Uncredited 1973 The Tenderness of Wolves Wittowski 1974 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Eugen, Krista's husband Uncredited Effi Briest Narrator 1975 Fox and His Friends Franz Biberkopf 1976 Shadow of Angels Raoul 1977 Adolfo & Marlene Hermann 1978 Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film 2nd Director 1979 The Third Generation Peddler 1981 Lili Marleen Günther Weissenborn Uncredited Heute spielen wir den Boß Man 1982 Veronika Voss Kinobesucher 1982 Kamikaze 1989 Polizeileutnant Jansen1983Die ErbtöchterSegment "Flüchtige Umarmungen"
Television films and miniseries
Year English title Original title Notes 1970 Das Kaffeehaus The Niklashausen Journey Die Niklashauser Fahrt Co-directed with Michael Fengler Baal Baal 1971 Rio das Mortes Rio das Mortes Pioniere in Ingolstadt 1972–73 Eight Hours Don't Make a Day Acht Stunden sind kein Tag 5 episodes 1972 Bremer Freiheit Wildwechsel 1973 World on a Wire Welt am Draht 2 episodes 1974 Nora Helmer Martha Martha 1975 Like a Bird on a Wire Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht Co-written with Christian Hohoff and Anja Hauptmann Angst vor der Angst 1976 I Only Want You To Love Me Ich will doch nur, daß ihr mich liebt 1977 Frauen in New York The Stationmaster's Wife Bolwieser 1980 Berlin Alexanderplatz Berlin Alexanderplatz 14 episodes
Acting roles
Year English title Role Notes1970 The Niklashausen Journey Black Monk Baal Baal 1971 Rio das Mortes Hannas Tanzpartner 1972 Rumpf 1980 Berlin Alexanderplatz Erzähler
Films about Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1977) – German documentary made by Florian Hopf and Maximiliane Mainka. (29 minutes) Life Stories: A Conversation with RWF (German title: Lebensläufe – Rainer Werner Fassbinder im Gespräch, 1978) – German TV documentary made by Peter W. Jansen as part of a regular series. Contains an in-depth interview given by RWF in his Paris home. Originally aired on 18 March 1978. (48 minutes) RWF Last Works (German title: RWF Letzte Arbeiten, 1982) – German TV documentary made by Wolf Gremm during the shooting of Kamikaze 1989 and Querelle. Room 666 (German title: Chambre 666, 1982) – Along with a number of his peers, Fassbinder participated in this Wim Wenders documentary project. (50 minutes) (German title: Ein Mann wie E.V.A., 1984) – Eva Mattes plays a fictionalized version of Fassbinder in this film directed by Radu Gabrea.(92 minutes) I Don't Just Want You to Love Me (1992) – German feature-length documentary on Fassbinder's career. (90 minutes) The Women of Fassbinder (German title: Frauen über R. W. Fassbinder 1992) – German television documentary made by Thomas Honickel. Margit Carstensen, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla and (briefly) Rosel Zech are interviewed. (60 minutes) The Many Women of Fassbinder (1997) Life, Love and Celluloid (1998) – English language documentary film by Juliane Lorenz centring on the 1997 Museum of Modern Art retrospective in New York. Gottfried John and Günter Lamprecht are featured. (90 minutes) Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) – Documentary made by Robert Fischer (mainly in English) and co-written by Ulli Lommel, who also appears. Michael Ballhaus, Hanna Schygulla and Wim Wenders are interviewed. (57 minutes) Fassbinder's Women (2005) – French thematic anthology of film clips. (25 minutes) Enfant Terrible, 2020 film directed by Oskar Roehler
References Rainer Werner Fassbinder. filmportal.de.