Fassbinder

American  

[fahs-bin-der] / ˈfɑs bɪn dər /

noun

1. Rainer Werner 1946–82, German film actor and director.

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Fassbinder British  

/ ˈfasbɪndər /

noun

1. Rainer Werner (ˈrainər ˈvɛrnər). 1946–82, West German film director. His films include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Fear Eats the Soul (1974), and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

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Example Sentences

In addition to Von Trier, Kier starred in films from a number of other famed European filmmakers including Werner Herzog, Dario Argento and childhood friend Rainer Werner Fassbinder over the course of his career.

From Los Angeles Times

In his teenage years, Kier sparked a friendship with Fassbinder.

From Los Angeles Times

In Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film "Germany in Autumn," a character explains German acceptance of Nazi rule: “Sometimes, people just want somebody to think for them.”

From Salon

He revisited miniseries such as Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 six-part series “Scenes From a Marriage,” Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1980 14-part series “Berlin Alexanderplatz” and the more recent “Li’l Quinquin,” Bruno Dumont’s 2014 film that was released as a four-part miniseries, where each of the renowned directors told a longer-format story but still retained the integrity of a singular artistic voice throughout.

From Los Angeles Times

From 2012 to 2018, he worked at a frantic pace that recalled the relentless productivity of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who made over 40 films before his death at 37.

From New York Times