Arrow Video’s The Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection, released on 28 March, brings together ten of the director’s finest films including Love is Colder Than Death, Katzelmacher, Beware of a Holy Whore, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fear Eats the Soul, Effi Briest, Fox and His Friends, Chinese Roulette and The Marriage of Maria Braun.
Fassbinder passed away in 1982, at just 37 years old, and is one of the most important figures in New German Cinema. His legacy is truly incredible; his career as a filmmaker lasted less than two decades, yet he managed to direct 40 features, two TV series and numerous stage productions. This remarkable output created some enduring classics and, alongside the works of Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff and Alexander Kluge, brought New German Cinema to an international audience.
Each film has been lavished a 4K restoration by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation and comes adorned with an array of extras, including commentaries, documentaries, interviews and short films. This limited edition box set also houses a 200-page hardback book containing all-new writing on the films therein.
Arrow is also releasing each title individually; this starts with Fear Eats the Soul and The Merchant of Four Seasons & Beware of a Holy Whore on 28 March and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and The Marriage of Maria Braun on 4 April 2016. The remaining titles will follow later in the year.
All releases available on dual format Blu-ray and DVD.
Arrow Video’s The Rainer Werner Fassbinder Collection, released on 28 March, brings together ten of the director’s finest films including Love is Colder Than Death, Katzelmacher, Beware of a Holy Whore, The Merchant of Four Seasons, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fear Eats the Soul, Effi Briest, Fox and His Friends, Chinese Roulette and The Marriage of Maria Braun.
Fassbinder passed away in 1982, at just 37 years old, and is one of the most important figures in New German Cinema. His legacy is truly incredible; his career as a filmmaker lasted less than two decades, yet he managed to direct 40 features, two TV series and numerous stage productions. This remarkable output created some enduring classics and, alongside the works of Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff and Alexander Kluge, brought New German Cinema to an international audience.
Each film has been lavished a 4K restoration by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation and comes adorned with an array of extras, including commentaries, documentaries, interviews and short films. This limited edition box set also houses a 200-page hardback book containing all-new writing on the films therein.
Arrow is also releasing each title individually; this starts with Fear Eats the Soul and The Merchant of Four Seasons & Beware of a Holy Whore on 28 March and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and The Marriage of Maria Braun on 4 April 2016. The remaining titles will follow later in the year.
All releases available on dual format Blu-ray and DVD.
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