Fassbinder: at elske uden at kræve

In 1978, the Danish Christian Baard Thomsen interviewed the German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The interview, filmed in Cannes and previously unpublished, resulted in an incredibly personal film. The Danish film director and historian Christian Baard Thomsen met Fassbinder in 1969, after his first memorable appearance at the Berlinale. The two subsequently became close friends. Thomsen skillfully interweaves the conversation, which took place 10 years later, with the main motifs from Fassbinder's works and allows selected companions such as Irm Hermann and Harry Baer to have their say in detail. "Fassbinder's cinema should not be suppressed, just as Fassbinder should not be revered as a pillar saint. Both lead us past the truth. A truth that the Danish film director and historian Christian Baard Thomsen impressively shows us in his phenomenal documentary without making demands." (Kino-Zeit)