New Orientation towards Hollywood Shot in 1970 in Almeria, Spain, the production cost of 680,000 deutschmarks made Fassbinder’s WHITY his most expensive to date when it premiered at Berlin’s 21st International Film Festival on July 2, 1971. The public reacted somewhat reserved, and no distributor was found for the film. It was not until the (…)

Special screening in the ARRI Kino in Munich As part of the conference “Immersion—Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on a Key Concept in Aesthetics and Media Studies” being held at Munich’s Ludwig Maximilian University from June 16 – 18, 2011, there will be a screening of the newly restored version of Fassbinder’s WORLD ON A WIRE (…)