The Anarchy of the Imagination

The Anarchy of the Imagination colects the most important interviews essays and working notes of Rainer Werner Fassbinder one of the most influential cultural figures to emerge from postwar Germany. Whether reflecting on his won work oir writing about other directors whether describing his discovery of actress Hanna Schygulla or speaking out in favor of political film making Fassbinder''s perspective is radical subjective and challenging. The writing in this volume-nearly all presented here for the first time in English-are an essential part of Fassbinder''s legacy the remarkable body of work in which present-day German reality finds brilliant expression.