FILM DIRECTOR

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1945 - 1982

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder (German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈfasbɪndɐ] ; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker, actor, and dramatist. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Versatile and prolific, his over 40 films span a variety of genres, most frequently blending elements of Hollywood melodrama with social criticism and avant-garde techniques. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rainer Werner Fassbinder has received more than 2,073,951 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Rainer Werner Fassbinder is the 45th most popular film director (down from 44th in 2019), the 283rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 314th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Film Director.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder is most famous for his work in the German New Wave film movement. He produced and directed over 40 films in his lifetime.

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Over the past year Rainer Werner Fassbinder has had the most page views in the with 264,277 views, followed by German (178,612), and Italian (52,222). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (150.83%), Egyptian Arabic (109.09%), and Latin (106.30%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ranks 45 out of 2,041. Before him are Krzysztof Kieślowski, James Cameron, David Lynch, Lars von Trier, Billy Wilder, and Vittorio De Sica. After him are Yasujirō Ozu, Roberto Rossellini, Isao Takahata, Emir Kusturica, Alan Parker, and Takeshi Kitano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ranks 22. Before him are Jupp Heynckes, Priscilla Presley, Ehud Olmert, Pete Townshend, Eddy Merckx, and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi. After him are Mircea Lucescu, Yoshinori Ohsumi, Björn Ulvaeus, Moshe Katsav, Patrick Modiano, and Ritchie Blackmore. Among people deceased in 1982, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ranks 12. Before him are Ingrid Bergman, Henry Fonda, Carl Orff, Roman Jakobson, Arthur Rubinstein, and Philip K. Dick. After him are Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Anna Freud, Vasily Chuikov, Erving Goffman, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, and Louis Aragon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ranks 283 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Max Horkheimer (1895), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), Anton Drexler (1884), Athanasius Kircher (1602), and Klaus Barbie (1913). After him are Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Maria Sibylla Merian (1647), Irma Grese (1923), Carl Zeiss (1816), and Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Rainer Werner Fassbinder ranks 3. Before him are Leni Riefenstahl (1902), and Wim Wenders (1945). After him are Michael Haneke (1942), Werner Herzog (1942), Ernst Lubitsch (1892), F. W. Murnau (1888), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Volker Schlöndorff (1939), Roland Emmerich (1955), Max Ophüls (1902), and Margarethe von Trotta (1942).

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Filmography

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
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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 Karin and invites her to move in.
Oct 5o 19727.3 / 10
The Marriage of Maria Braun
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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.
Mar 23o 19797.32 / 10
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
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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 mechanic Ali. Their relationship soon develops into something more, and Emmi's family and neighbors criticize their spontaneous marriage. Soon Emmi and Ali are forced to confront their own insecurities about their future.
Jun 5o 19747.7 / 10