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Fassbinder Influences: Godard Double Bill
Directors Focus: R.W. Fassbinder
Fri 8 - Sun 31 Aug
The disfigured wunderkind of the new German cinema, Fassbinder made over forty films before he died, burnt out from a drug overdose just after his 37th birthday, his self destructive tendencies reflecting those of his protagonists. Here we present some of his finest works alongside influences, and contemporary artists' responses to his life and films.
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In honour of the life and work of Fassbinder, LoveHowlMuse is offering a free MP3 download of the soundtrack to short film The Daily Moods of the Final Certainty, a video portrait drawn from Fassbinder's writings, screenplays and interviews, which screens before some of the main features in the season. Click here to download the MP3 http://www.lovehowlmuse.com/viralux/fassbinder.php
Vivre Sa Vie (15)
Sun 10 Aug, 6.30pm
£5.50 / £4.00 concs.
Arguably the film that most influenced Fassbinder, it describes the life of a married woman who wants to escape her mundane existence to be an actress, but ends up a whore. Superb, and completely original and audacious film-making for its time. Anna Karina doesn't so much act as react, and her every movement is watched by an awestruck Godard.
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard France 1962 1h 19m Subtitled
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Le Mepris (15)
Sun 10 Aug, 8.45pm
Unusually cast and playfully shot, Le Mépris follows the break-up of a marriage set against the backdrop of Fritz Lang supposedly shooting a film of Homer's Odyssey. The star attraction is Brigitte Bardot, at the height of her iconic status, who plays one half of the deteriorating marriage.
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard France 1963 1h 42m Subtitled
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