LIEBE IST KÄLTER ALS DER TOD (1969)

Fassbinder stars in his debut feature as a petty criminal whose desire for freedom is undermined by his emotional needs.
Influenced by Straub and Godard, Fassbinder's debut combines cool artifice with deadpan wit and countless cinematic references. Fassbinder described his would-be gangsters as ‘people who have seen a lot of gangster films’.
1969 Federal Republic of Germany
Directed by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Featuring
Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Running time
88 minutes