Description
The Anarchy of the Imagination colects the most important interviews, essays, and working notes of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, one of the most influential cultural figures to emerge from postwar Germany. Whether reflecting on his won work oir writing about other directors, whether describing his discovery of actress Hanna Schygulla or speaking out in favor of political film making, Fassbinder's perspective is radical, subjective, and challenging. The writing in this volume-nearly all presented here for the first time in English-are an essential part of Fassbinder's legacy, the remarkable body of work in which present-day German reality finds brilliant expression.
About the Author
Michael Toeteberg is the editor of two volumes of Fassbinder's screenplays. Leo A. Lensing is professor of German and film studies, and Krishna Winston is professor of German, at Wesleyan University.
Reviews
There is plenty in the book to substantiate Fassbinder's position as the exemplary European filmmaker of his day, plenty to back up the claim staked by the films themselves for an engaged and provocative cinema that can rival Hollywood on its own terms. Sight and Sound
Book Information
ISBN 9780801843693
Author Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Series PAJ Books
Weight(grams) 397g
