Fassbinderage 2025: Celebrate the master of German film!

Fassbinderage 2025: Celebrate the master of German film!

Bad Wörishofen, Deutschland - Rainer Werner Fassbinder is one of the most important filmmakers in the West German post -war cinema. He was born on May 31, 1945 in Bad Wörishofen and started his career at the age of 21. In a period of 15 years, he created 44 films and television games as well as 15 theater productions. Fassbinder was active in a variety of roles: as an author, director, actor and sometimes as a cameraman and producer. His early films, which were made between 1969 and 1971, condensed from his theater work and were characterized by static camera work and unnatural dialogues.

to duly appreciate Fassbinder's life and work, the Munich association "Fassbindertage e. V." A number of events around his birthday next weekend. From May 30th to 31st, a scientific symposium entitled "Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Kino of Subversion" will take place at the Ludwig Maximilians University, which deals in detail with the topics and film aesthetics of Fassbinder. Ute Holl and Clemens Pornschlegel will give exciting lectures on his works and on May 31, Margarethe von Trotta, who played in 1969 with Fassbinder in "Baal", will present the film.

events on Fassbinder and more

The full program of the Fassbinderage 2025 can be viewed on the website www.fassbinderage.de . In addition to the focus on Fassbinder, Munich also offers other interesting events. Sir Simon Rattle will talk about the effectiveness of music on May 27th at 7 p.m. in the Catholic Academy. Moderated by BR music journalist Bernhard Neuhoff, the conversation is also accompanied by music by members of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio.

in the X-D-E-P-O-T of the new collection in the Pinakothek der Moderne is currently the Garmi nursing robot, the functionality of which is discussed on June 7 at 3:30 p.m. in a dialog series. Barbara Hepp and Hans-Gerd Grunwald will lead through the event that focuses on the social implications of this technology.

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling in Munich

Another important thinker that shaped Munich is Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling. He lived in the city for almost 30 years and significantly influenced intellectual life. Professor Markus Gabriel will give a lecture on Schelling's philosophy of the time on June 12 at 6.30 p.m. in the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. This new perspective on Schelling offers the opportunity to put its thoughts in the context of the current philosophical discourses.