A remarkable testament to aging with dignity France loves its icons, one of whom is certainly the grande dame of French cinema Jeanne Moreau. In A LADY IN PARIS, Moreau gives a wonderful performance as the flinty Frida, who proves more than a challenge for Anne, played by Laine Mägi. Anne, who is dealing with (…)

LOLA for the best actress in a leading role At the sixty-third presentation of the German Film Awards held at Berlin’s Friedrichstadtpalast, Barbara Sukowa received the Best Actress award for her performance in Margarethe von Trotta’s HANNAH ARENDT. It is the third time that Sukowa has been awarded the “Golden Film Strip” (“Filmband in Gold”), (…)

Yale Repertory Theatre – April 26 to May 18 2013 Bill Camp and Robert Woodruff have adapted the script from Fassbinder’s film while retaining the original dialog. The English translation is by Louisa Proske. Having staged over 70 plays, director Robert Woodruff is now an established member of his profession and has been teaching at (…)

From April 25 at the Torn Space Theater in Buffalo Blood on the Cat’s Neck is another one of Fassbinder’s commissioned works and was written at the beginning of the 1970s for the Städtische Bühnen in Nuremberg. The premiere by the antitheater ensemble took place on March 20, 1971 as part of the series of (…)

Innovative productions in April and May Two interesting productions of Fassbinder’s early work Water Drops on Burning Rocks are currently running in France and Austria. The Festival Emulation in Liège has included the 2012 production by the young Belgian director Caspar Langhoff in its program. Performances are taking place from April 19–27 at 7 p.m. (…)