We assume that all our readers know perfectly well, which roles made Hanna Schygulla the legend and international film star she is today. Her portrayals include Effi Briest, Maria Braun and Lili Marleen – 20 of her 90 films, shot in her life–spanning world career emerged from her close working relationship with Fassbinder. On May (…)

There are still numerous treasures hidden in the archives of the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation. Just now, we are pleased to announce the first publication of a RWF Mono-Drama, as editor Karlheinz Braun calls this piece, published by the Verlag der Autoren. MonoDramen 15 Stücke, 376 pages. € 22,- / SFr. 30,80; ISBN 978-3-88661-363-2). At (…)

It´s the Easter week: Our team wishes all friends and supporters a nice and relaxing holiday weekend. Two major Fassbinder productions are currently being played: At Berlin’s Schaubühne (THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT, D: Patrick Wengenroth) and at Hamburg’s Thalia Theater (VERONIKA VOSS, D: Bastian Kraft). Below, we have listed a number of (…)

This Sunday, April 13, Elisabeth Trissenaar will be celebrating her 70th birthday. Her collaboration with RWF is going back to his Frankfurt period. Apart from leading roles in films such as THE STATION MASTER’S WIFE and IN A YEAR WITH 13 MOONS her appearances in BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ and THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN remain unforgotten. (…)

Irm Hermann, who recently premiered in Christoph Marthaler’ s “Heimweh und Verbrechen” at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg, was kind enough to send us an update of her upcoming events: Starting April, 09 through April, 12, she will perform in “Glaube Liebe Hoffnung” (Horváth / Marthaler) at Milano’s Piccolo Teatro Strehler. Between April, 14 and 23, she (…)