Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Biography
Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German filmmaker and actor considered one of the most important figures in the New German Cinema movement. He directed over 40 films, blending elements of Hollywood melodrama with social criticism and avant-garde techniques to explore post-war German culture. His work focused on marginalized figures, including migrant workers, prisoners, and gay people, and he founded the acting troupe Anti-Theater in 1967.