Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Rainer Werner Fassbinder films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 3 films on Boxlist

Known for Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Marriage of Maria Braun and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.

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Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  1. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

    1974 · Film

    7.8/10 · TMDB

    Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship. One night she goes to a bar frequented by Arab immigrants and strikes up a friendship with middle-aged...

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  2. The Marriage of Maria Braun

    The Marriage of Maria Braun

    1979 · Film

    7.5/10 · TMDB

    Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.

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  3. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

    The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

    1972 · Film

    7.4/10 · TMDB

    Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with...

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