The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottried John, George Eagles
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Themes, Writing, Directing, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing
Shortly after the end of World War II, a newly married woman in post-war Germany struggles to survive without her husband.
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Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Irm Hermann, Elma Karlowa
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Brief Graphic Nudity)
Running Time: 1 h 32 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Relevance, Story, Themes, Cinematography, Pacing
WEAKNESSES: Some Acting
A German woman in her mid-sixties and a Moroccan migrant worker in his twenties fall in love.
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World on a Wire (1973)
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Klaus Lowitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity)
Running Time: 3 h 32 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, World Building, Cinematography, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Pacing
Set in the near future. After one of his colleagues dies mysteriously, a scientist named Fred Stiller decides to investigate further. He uncovers a conspiracy that could alter the fabric of reality as he knows it.
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Fox and His Friends (1975)
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Starring: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Bohm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Graphic Nudity, Sexual Dialogue and Language)
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Most Characters, Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: A Few Melodramatic Moments, One or Two Characters
An ex-carnival worker of middling intelligence wins the lottery and engages in a personal and business relationship with a man born in a higher class than him.
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