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Fassbinder

American  
[fahs-bin-der] / ˈfɑs bɪn dər /

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

The two people I l really loved to work with were Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2022

Sarcastically punctuated by quotes from artistic giants like Dreyer, Godard and Fassbinder, it skewers the movie industry with playful contempt but also with an undimmed faith in the raw power of sound and image.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2022

German actor Udo Kier has worked with some of cinema’s edgiest renegades, from Andy Warhol and Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2021

A senior girl, an exchange student from Germany named Monica Fassbinder, had a peculiar attraction to Cade Hernandez.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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