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A collection comprising nine films from the prolific and controversial German writer and director. Fassbinder started his career in the theatre where he first displayed his unflinching and unsentimental take on humanity. In his work he set out to expose the hypocrisy and corruption he saw in post war Germany. Dying from an overdose aged just 37, he remained a unique, politically committed auteur, right to the end. This set comprises the films: 'Love is Colder Than Death', 'Katzelmacher', 'Gods of the Plague', 'The American Soldier', 'Niklashauser Journey', 'Rio des Mortes', 'Beware of a Holy Whore', 'The Merchant of Four Seasons', and 'The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant'.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: German ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), German ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Documentary, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, Short Film, Uncut, SYNOPSIS: Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)
An independent criminal's work is admired by organized crime. He is tortured after he refuses the invitation to join the gang but later relents and becomes a member. He continues to be a pimp and a murderer in this disturbing film that appeared at the Berlin Film Festival in 1969. This feature garnered international recognition for writer/director Rainer Werner Fassbinder who would go on to become one of Germany's most prolific directors of the post-World War II era.
Katzelmacher (1969)
Jorgos (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) is a Greek immigrant in Germany who encounters the intolerance of the locals against foreign workers. Open hostility turns to violence when he is beaten up by the authoritarian thugs after dating a German woman. Male and female nudity along with hetero and homosexual sex scenes are shown in this searing indictment against prejudice and fascism. This feature took the Prize of International Film Critics at the Mannheim Film Festival in 1969.
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Gods of the Plague (Gotter der Pest) is one of several German films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder under his pseudonym of Franz Walsch. That's Fassbinder, however, playing the small role of a buyer of pornography. The main story involves a pair of two-bit hoods who spend most of the film one-upping each o...Rainer Werner Fassbinder Vol. 1 1969 - 1972 9-DVD Set ( Liebe ist kälter als der Tod / Katzelmacher / Götter der Pest / Der Amerikanische Soldat / Die Niklashauser Fart / Rio das Mortes / Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte / Händler der vier
An independent criminal's work is admired by organized crime. He is tortured after he refuses the invitation to join the gang but later relents and becomes a member. He continues to be a pimp and a murderer in this disturbing film that appeared at the Berlin Film Festival in 1969. This feature garnered international recognition for writer/director Rainer Werner Fassbinder who would go on to become one of Germany's most prolific directors of the post-World War II era.
Katzelmacher (1969)
Jorgos (Rainer Werner Fassbinder) is a Greek immigrant in Germany who encounters the intolerance of the locals against foreign workers. Open hostility turns to violence when he is beaten up by the authoritarian thugs after dating a German woman. Male and female nudity along with hetero and homosexual sex scenes are shown in this searing indictment against prejudice and fascism. This feature took the Prize of International Film Critics at the Mannheim Film Festival in 1969.
Gods of the Plague (1970)
Gods of the Plague (Gotter der Pest) is one of several German films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder under his pseudonym of Franz Walsch. That's Fassbinder, however, playing the small role of a buyer of pornography. The main story involves a pair of two-bit hoods who spend most of the film one-upping each o...Rainer Werner Fassbinder Vol. 1 1969 - 1972 9-DVD Set ( Liebe ist kälter als der Tod / Katzelmacher / Götter der Pest / Der Amerikanische Soldat / Die Niklashauser Fart / Rio das Mortes / Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte / Händler der vier
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83 of 87 people found the following review helpful
By HJ
Format:DVD
The release of the vast Fassbinder catalogue on dvd seems a dream come true - co-ordinated box sets featuring (nearly) all the director's films in chronological order, with all the relevant documentaries & shorts. Fassbinder was so prolific that, if you are a big fan, box sets are the only affordable, practical & sensible way to go, especially given the large discounts you regularly find on boxes.
So what are the options?
Arrow box set RWF #1 "69-72" features the first 9 mostly experimental slow minimalist/pastiche films.
Arrow box set RWF #2 "73-82" features 8 films from Fassbinder's more polished, focused and successful mid 1970s period.
Artificial Eye box set #1 has 3 films plus a full-length documentary (note: NOT the actual film I Only Want You to Love Me).
Artificial Eye box set #2 has 4 films (looks a rather daunting selection!). As far as I can tell these Artificial Eye box sets are not really themed, but kind of round up films from RWF's late period (& have lots of extras).
The Second Sight box set presents Fassbinder's magnum opus Berlin Alexanderplatz on 6 discs.
There are no duplications across any of these releases (but there are still a few films missing).
I went for Arrow box set #1 "69-72" in the Amazon half-price pre-order sale because I like the early stuff best. This box is basic - there is no booklet & apart from trailers not many extras other than those on the Merchant & Petra Von Kant discs, but generally the packaging & presentation is fine & all the films have been restored by the RWF Foundation (though the original prints are often quite low-budget & rough).... Read more ›
So what are the options?
Arrow box set RWF #1 "69-72" features the first 9 mostly experimental slow minimalist/pastiche films.
Arrow box set RWF #2 "73-82" features 8 films from Fassbinder's more polished, focused and successful mid 1970s period.
Artificial Eye box set #1 has 3 films plus a full-length documentary (note: NOT the actual film I Only Want You to Love Me).
Artificial Eye box set #2 has 4 films (looks a rather daunting selection!). As far as I can tell these Artificial Eye box sets are not really themed, but kind of round up films from RWF's late period (& have lots of extras).
The Second Sight box set presents Fassbinder's magnum opus Berlin Alexanderplatz on 6 discs.
There are no duplications across any of these releases (but there are still a few films missing).
I went for Arrow box set #1 "69-72" in the Amazon half-price pre-order sale because I like the early stuff best. This box is basic - there is no booklet & apart from trailers not many extras other than those on the Merchant & Petra Von Kant discs, but generally the packaging & presentation is fine & all the films have been restored by the RWF Foundation (though the original prints are often quite low-budget & rough).... Read more ›
74 of 78 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. A. Peacock
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Format:DVD
Contains:
LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH
16:9, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
KATZELMACHER
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
GODS OF THE PLAGUE
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
THE NIKLASHAUSEN JOURNEY
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
RIO DAS MORTES
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
BEWARE OF THE HOLY WHORE
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Women of Fassbinder - The Women of Rainer Werner Fassbinder (58:40mins)
Life, Love & Celluloid - A Journey and a Film Retrospective (1:29:35)
THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
End of the Commune (47:17mins)
Harry Baer Interview (40:53mins)
LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH
16:9, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
KATZELMACHER
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
GODS OF THE PLAGUE
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
THE NIKLASHAUSEN JOURNEY
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
RIO DAS MORTES
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
BEWARE OF THE HOLY WHORE
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Trailer
THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
Women of Fassbinder - The Women of Rainer Werner Fassbinder (58:40mins)
Life, Love & Celluloid - A Journey and a Film Retrospective (1:29:35)
THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT
4:3, 2.0 audio with optional English subtitles
End of the Commune (47:17mins)
Harry Baer Interview (40:53mins)
By Helpline
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having never come across any of the movies on this boxset before, this was a bit of risk purchase. It actually took me a couple of months to work up to starting these. Having done so I am transfixed. Individually some of these movies come across as better than others, but really in my view they are best viewed as part of a gradual unfolding and refining of Fassbinder's vision, especially as the same ensemble of actors run through many of the films on here. On the face of it, the film sets are very basic (and I mean very basic....often just a table and chair in a bare room) and the films themselves often seem to be made up of a series of cut up 'staged' set pieces shot in a pseudo documentary style. Doesn't sound too promising on the face of it, but I found these pieces absolutely fascinating, so much so that I ended up setting myself up to watch them 1 per day until I got through them. Themes of poverty and aspiration as well as sexual and racial politics run through the films but these are not merely po-faced intellectual exercises. Instead I found them thoroughly modern, compelling, especially visually, and a great introduction to a truly great film-maker... now, for box set 2!
9 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By digit
Format:DVD
Er...which films are on this? It's kind of a big expense to make just as a gamble, you know?
0 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By patrickmur
Format:DVD
I wasnt at all happy with what I received as I prefer Fassbinder's later films. Though I ordered Volume 2 what I received was Volume 1 which was of little interest to me. As I am very busy at the moment I really didnt have the time to go to the bother of sending it back. So now it is being used as a bookend ! But not happy about it.
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