Robert Fischer

Birth : 1954-10-02, Greven, Germany

Movies

Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man
Director
From footage filmed in 1983, this documentary presents an interview with director Jack Arnold and his reminiscences of the making of the 1957 film THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN.
Ganz Berlin lacht sich kaputt: Wie die 'Berliner Ballade' entstand
Director
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Sound
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Editor
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Producer
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Director of Photography
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Writer
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
The Beauty of the Land: Anthony Slide on Andre De Toth and the Indian Fighter
Director
Short doc in which Anthony Slide (Andre De Toth on Andre De Toth) discusses the work of Andre De Toth in general and The Indian Fighter in particular.
Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz
Writer
A first-hand account of the shooting of John Frankenheimer's The Birdman of Alcatraz by the film's camera operator, Richard H. Kline, ASC.
Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz
Director
A first-hand account of the shooting of John Frankenheimer's The Birdman of Alcatraz by the film's camera operator, Richard H. Kline, ASC.
Life As It Is: Miloš Forman on Miloš Forman
Director
Milos Forman talks Robert Fischer through his filmography and the difficult transition from Czechoslovakia to Hollywood. Shot in 2000, edited and completed in 2018.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Director
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Writer
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Editor
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Producer
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Sound
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Painting with Light: Nicholas von Sternberg on Josef von Sternberg
Camera Operator
The son of film director von Sternberg discusses his father.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Producer
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Writer
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Editor
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Director
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Sound
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
Camera Operator
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
Editor
For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has explored, as a practitioner and theoretician, the rules and limits of cinema, which he always seeks to break and extend in new ways. One example of his tireless search and research are the Geschichten vom Kübelkind, which he co-directed with Ula Stöckl in 1969/70, 22 absurdly funny, subversive and anarchistic short films of different lengths, which consciously oppose all conventions, with incredible success. The films remain unrivalled in their Dadaistic inventiveness.
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
Producer
For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has explored, as a practitioner and theoretician, the rules and limits of cinema, which he always seeks to break and extend in new ways. One example of his tireless search and research are the Geschichten vom Kübelkind, which he co-directed with Ula Stöckl in 1969/70, 22 absurdly funny, subversive and anarchistic short films of different lengths, which consciously oppose all conventions, with incredible success. The films remain unrivalled in their Dadaistic inventiveness.
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
Writer
For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has explored, as a practitioner and theoretician, the rules and limits of cinema, which he always seeks to break and extend in new ways. One example of his tireless search and research are the Geschichten vom Kübelkind, which he co-directed with Ula Stöckl in 1969/70, 22 absurdly funny, subversive and anarchistic short films of different lengths, which consciously oppose all conventions, with incredible success. The films remain unrivalled in their Dadaistic inventiveness.
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
Director
For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has explored, as a practitioner and theoretician, the rules and limits of cinema, which he always seeks to break and extend in new ways. One example of his tireless search and research are the Geschichten vom Kübelkind, which he co-directed with Ula Stöckl in 1969/70, 22 absurdly funny, subversive and anarchistic short films of different lengths, which consciously oppose all conventions, with incredible success. The films remain unrivalled in their Dadaistic inventiveness.
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
Writer
Featuring brand new interviews with producer Douglas Wick, screenwriter Wesley Strick, and special effects artist Rick Baker, THE BEAST INSIDE: CREATING »WOLF« examines the making of Mike Nichols’ WOLF (1994) in all its stages from original idea to final appearance.
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
Director
Featuring brand new interviews with producer Douglas Wick, screenwriter Wesley Strick, and special effects artist Rick Baker, THE BEAST INSIDE: CREATING »WOLF« examines the making of Mike Nichols’ WOLF (1994) in all its stages from original idea to final appearance.
G.W. Pabst's 'Kameradschaft': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
Director
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film
G.W. Pabst's 'Westfront 1918': An Introduction by Jan-Christopher Horak
Director
Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918".
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
Director
Joseph Wambaugh wrote his first novel 'The New Centurions' while still active as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and his fact-based, painfully realistic book became a nation-wide bestseller when it came out in 1971. Replacing heroic cops with struggling, psychologically damaged characters, Wambaugh changed crime literature forever. Richard Fleischer’s filming of Wambaugh’s novel, also called THE NEW CENTURIONS, followed a year later and, in turn, revolutionized crime movies. Featuring newly filmed interviews with writer Joseph Wambaugh, star Stacy Keach, technical advisor Richard E. Kalk (Wambaugh’s real-life LAPD partner) and assistant cameraman Ronald Vidor, COP STORIES: THE MAKING OF RICHARD FLEISCHER’S THE NEW CENTURIONS chronicles the production of that landmark film in all its stages from script to screen.
The Mysteries of Paris: Jacques Rivette's Out 1 Revisited
Director
In June 2015, forty-five years after OUT 1 was made, the filmmakers went to Paris to interview cast and crew members and to revisit some of the film’s most significant locations. THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS features new contributions from actors Bulle Ogier, Michael Lonsdale and Hermine Karagheuz, cinematographer Pierre-William Glenn, assistant director Jean-François Stévenin and producer Stéphane Tchal Gadjieff, but also rare archival interviews with actors Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Michel Delahaye and, most prominently, illuminating statements by director Jacques Rivette himself from two different archival interviews.
Traveling Roadshow
Director
Actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler and Lisa Kreuzer reflect on their work in front of the Robby Müller’s camera for Wim Wender’s seminal road movie KINGS OF THE ROAD (Im Lauf der Zeit, 1976).
Outer Movement, Inner Movement
Director
Actors Rüdiger Vogler and Lisa Kreuzer reflect on their work in front of the Robby Müller’s camera for Wim Wender’s seminal road movie WRONG MOVE (1975).
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
Editor
New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
Producer
New conversation between director Christian Petzold and actor Nina Hoss
Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'
Editor
New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm.
Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'
Producer
New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm.
The Making of Highlander
Director
THE MAKING OF HIGHLANDER is a four-part documentary which covers virtualy every aspect of the behind-the-scenes adventure of filming Russell Mulcahy’s 1986 cult classic.
Love Letters
Editor
Actors Tony Lo Bianco and Marilyn Chris, and editor Stan Warnow, discuss the 1970 film THE HONEYMOON KILLERS.
Love Letters
Director
Actors Tony Lo Bianco and Marilyn Chris, and editor Stan Warnow, discuss the 1970 film THE HONEYMOON KILLERS.
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Writer
A documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Director
A documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
Editor
In this feature-length interview, conducted by Robert Fischer in February 2015, Volker Schlöndorff talks about the making of his film BAAL (1969), based on the first play ever written by Bertolt Brecht. He describes his working relationship with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his group of actors and how the Brecht family hated the film when it first came out, resulting in BAAL’s inavailability for over 40 years.
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
Producer
In this feature-length interview, conducted by Robert Fischer in February 2015, Volker Schlöndorff talks about the making of his film BAAL (1969), based on the first play ever written by Bertolt Brecht. He describes his working relationship with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his group of actors and how the Brecht family hated the film when it first came out, resulting in BAAL’s inavailability for over 40 years.
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
Writer
In this feature-length interview, conducted by Robert Fischer in February 2015, Volker Schlöndorff talks about the making of his film BAAL (1969), based on the first play ever written by Bertolt Brecht. He describes his working relationship with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his group of actors and how the Brecht family hated the film when it first came out, resulting in BAAL’s inavailability for over 40 years.
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
Director
In this feature-length interview, conducted by Robert Fischer in February 2015, Volker Schlöndorff talks about the making of his film BAAL (1969), based on the first play ever written by Bertolt Brecht. He describes his working relationship with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and his group of actors and how the Brecht family hated the film when it first came out, resulting in BAAL’s inavailability for over 40 years.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Sound
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Editor
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Cinematography
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Producer
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Writer
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
Director
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller CHARLEY VARRICK, made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful DIRTY HARRY, stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay. LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS, directed by Robert Fischer, was shot in August 2014 in Los Angeles.
Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles
Writer
Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. (A 32-minute edit of this documentary was presented by the Criterion Collection in their edition of Othello.)
Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles
Editor
Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. (A 32-minute edit of this documentary was presented by the Criterion Collection in their edition of Othello.)
Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles
Producer
Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. (A 32-minute edit of this documentary was presented by the Criterion Collection in their edition of Othello.)
Perspectives on Othello: Joseph McBride on Orson Welles
Director
Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the 1952 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play. (A 32-minute edit of this documentary was presented by the Criterion Collection in their edition of Othello.)
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Writer
In retracing the making of FEDORA, Robert Fischer’s documentary SWAN SONG: THE STORY OF BILLY WILDERʼS FEDORA adds yet another layer of comment and reflection on the film’s very own subject matter: 35 years after playing the romantic leads in FEDORA, Marthe Keller and Michael York look back at working with Billy Wilder – and their careers. Additional testimonies come from acclaimed cinematographer Gerry Fisher, producer Harold Nebenzal, Paul Diamond (son of Wilder’s writing partner I.A.L. Diamond), and German actor Mario Adorf.
Swan Song: The Story of Billy Wilder's Fedora
Director
In retracing the making of FEDORA, Robert Fischer’s documentary SWAN SONG: THE STORY OF BILLY WILDERʼS FEDORA adds yet another layer of comment and reflection on the film’s very own subject matter: 35 years after playing the romantic leads in FEDORA, Marthe Keller and Michael York look back at working with Billy Wilder – and their careers. Additional testimonies come from acclaimed cinematographer Gerry Fisher, producer Harold Nebenzal, Paul Diamond (son of Wilder’s writing partner I.A.L. Diamond), and German actor Mario Adorf.
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
Director of Photography
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
Editor
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
Writer
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
Producer
Touching Death: Alejandro Amenábar on 'Tesis'
Director
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
Writer
Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
Rumble on the Lot: Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
Director
Walter Hill's Streets of Fire Revisited
Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Producer
An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.
Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Editor
An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.
Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Writer
An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.
Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Director
An interview with cinematographer Richard H. Kline talking about his filming experience in Brian De Palma's film The Fury.
Real Killer, Fake Nose: Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' Remembered
Director
Documentary about the making of the movie "The Boston Strangler".
Rag Doll Memories: Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
Director
Nancy Allen on 'Blow Out'
Black and White in Color: Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'
Director
Vilmos Zsigmond on 'Blow Out'
Return to Philadelphia: George Litto on 'Blow Out'
Director
George Litto on 'Blow Out'
A Winter's War: Keith Gordon on 'A Midnight Clear'
Director
Director Keith Gordon looks back on his 1992 cult classic; A Midnight Clear.
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
Editor
Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
Producer
Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
Writer
Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'
Ted Kotcheff's Gourmet Cinema
Director
Documentary interview the director Ted Kotcheff on his film 'Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
Writer
Short documentary about sequences removed from the film.
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
Director
Short documentary about sequences removed from the film.
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
Director
A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy Skolimowski's cult favourite, DEEP END, which was shot in 1970 as a US-German co-production on location in London and Munich. The film's two stars, Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown, 23 and 17 years of age at the time respectively, meet for the first time in 40 years and discuss their on-screen and off-screen relationship in candid detail, while director/writer Skolimowski chronicles the production history from the writing of the script to the film's acclaimed first showing at the Venice Film Festival. Director of photography Charly Steinberger revisits some of the original locations and explains how he managed to shoot almost the entire film with a hand-held camera. Also on board are production designer Anthony Pratt, editor Barrie Vince, and actor Christopher Sandford, each of whom contributes his own version of how DEEP END was part of the sixties' "swinging London"; and at the same time tilted it on its head.
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
Writer
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
Director
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.
Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
Producer
Feature-length interview film with Bernhard Sinkel about his four-part film 'Fathers and Sons' (1986).
Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
Writer
Feature-length interview film with Bernhard Sinkel about his four-part film 'Fathers and Sons' (1986).
Erinnerungen an 'Väter und Söhne'
Director
Feature-length interview film with Bernhard Sinkel about his four-part film 'Fathers and Sons' (1986).
Of Love and Constraints
Director
A thorough exploration of the themes and making of Fassbinder's "I Only Want You to Love me".
Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography
Editor
An interview with cinematographer Nestor Almendros about his work with French film director François Truffaut. Footage taken from the 1986 German documentary Arbeiten mit François Truffaut
Working with François Truffaut: Nestor Almendros, Director of Photography
Producer
An interview with cinematographer Nestor Almendros about his work with French film director François Truffaut. Footage taken from the 1986 German documentary Arbeiten mit François Truffaut
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Director
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Writer
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Editor
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Cinematography
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
Beyond Melodrama: Kathryn Bigelow on Douglas Sirk
Producer
Kathryn Bigelow talks about the work of film director Douglas Sirk.
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Editor
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Director
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Writer
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Cinematography
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk
A Tribute to Douglas Sirk by Allison Anders
Producer
Allison Anders talks about her love for the work of film director Douglas Sirk
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Producer
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary "Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars" (Eckhart Schmidt, 1980)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Editor
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary "Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars" (Eckhart Schmidt, 1980)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Director
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Douglas Sirk's techniques. Archival interviews originally appeared in the documentary "Douglas Sirk: Uber Stars" (Eckhart Schmidt, 1980)
Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer
Editor
Archival interview with the co-writer of Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE...
Working with Max Ophuls: Annette Wademant, Co-Writer
Producer
Archival interview with the co-writer of Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE...
Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator
Editor
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Robert Christidès discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Robert Christidès, Set Decorator
Producer
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Robert Christidès discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director
Editor
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Tony Aboyantz discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Tony Aboyantz, Assistant Director
Producer
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Tony Aboyantz discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on
Editor
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Daniel Gélin discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on
Producer
In an archival interview filmed in 1989, Daniel Gélin discusses his work on Max Ophuls' 1952 film LE PLAISIR.
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on
Editor
A documentary including archival footage of a 1989 interview with actor Daniel Gélin about his experiences working on Max Ophuls' 1950 film LA RONDE.
Working with Max Ophuls: Daniel Gélin on
Producer
A documentary including archival footage of a 1989 interview with actor Daniel Gélin about his experiences working on Max Ophuls' 1950 film LA RONDE.
Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls'
Director
Ophuls scholar Alan Williams discusses the French director's 1950 film
Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls'
Writer
Ophuls scholar Alan Williams discusses the French director's 1950 film
Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls'
Sound
Ophuls scholar Alan Williams discusses the French director's 1950 film
Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls'
Editor
Ophuls scholar Alan Williams discusses the French director's 1950 film
Circles of Desire: Alan Williams on Max Ophuls'
Director of Photography
Ophuls scholar Alan Williams discusses the French director's 1950 film
Kurosawa and the Censors
Associate Producer
Danish film scholar, Lars-Martin Sorensen, describes US censorship of Japanese film during the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and the challenges Kurosawa faced from these censors on his early films, particularly Drunken Angel (1948).
Kurosawa and the Censors
Self
Danish film scholar, Lars-Martin Sorensen, describes US censorship of Japanese film during the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and the challenges Kurosawa faced from these censors on his early films, particularly Drunken Angel (1948).
Contract Kid: William Reynolds on Douglas Sirk
Director
Interview with actor William Reynolds about his role in Douglas Sirk's ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955).
Requiem for a Killer: The Making of 'Blast of Silence'
Director
Allen Baron, director of "Blast of Silence" visits locations from the film and recalls the production.
Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood
Director
The story behind the novel and the film Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
Writer
Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the legendary filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923. The documentary is sprinkled with excerpts from Lubitsch's rarely-seen early work (both as actor and director) and offers fascinating insights into the German film industry in the silent era.
Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood
Director
Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others), Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin documents the life of the legendary filmmaker from his birth in 1892 to his departure for Hollywood in 1923. The documentary is sprinkled with excerpts from Lubitsch's rarely-seen early work (both as actor and director) and offers fascinating insights into the German film industry in the silent era.
Working with Max Ophuls: Alain Jessua on the Making of Madame de...
Producer
Interview with Alain Jessua about his work on Max Ophuls' 1953 film THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE...
Le Plaisir: From Script to Screen
Editor
Film scholar Jean-Pierre Berthome discusses Max Ophuls' original script for his 1952 film LE PLAISIR and its relationship to the three stories by Guy de Maupassant on which the script is based.
Le Plaisir: From Script to Screen
Producer
Film scholar Jean-Pierre Berthome discusses Max Ophuls' original script for his 1952 film LE PLAISIR and its relationship to the three stories by Guy de Maupassant on which the script is based.
Infinite Pleasure: Todd Haynes on Max Ophuls' Le Plaisir
Producer
Filmmaker Todd Haynes talks about Max Ophuls' 1952 film Le Plaisir.
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric Rohmer
Producer
A conversation between Eric Rohmer and Barbet Schroeder.
Reviving Harry Lime
Producer
Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.
Kino der Zeichen: Claude Chabrol über Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Legendary French film director and Nouvelle Vague co-founder Claude Chabrol takes us back to the mid-fifties, when he and then-fellow film critic François Truffaut met and interviewed Alfred Hitchcock under hilarious circumstances. Chabrol then describes how he went on to write, with Eric Rohmer, the first book on Hitchcock, and even served as a consultant when Hitch came to Paris to direct his film TOPAZ. Several key scenes from Hitchcock movies, with a special emphasis on UNDER CAPRICORN, are discussed and dissected.
Men of Mystery
Producer
Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report.")
Daniel, the Wizard
Journalist
Evil assassins want to kill Daniel Küblböck, the third runner up for the German Idols.
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Writer
Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk).
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Director
Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and the convention of melodrama (the link most often mentioned is Douglas Sirk).
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Director
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.
Pure Cinema: Joe Napolitano on Brian De Palma's Body Double
Director
Joe Napolitano discusses his work as first assistant director on Brian De Palma's film BODY DOUBLE.
The Fury: A Location Journal
Writer
In-depth interview with filmmaker Sam Irvin who, in 1977, worked on Brian De Palma's The Fury as a production assistant, extra, and journalist for Cinefantastique magazine.
The Fury: A Location Journal
Director
In-depth interview with filmmaker Sam Irvin who, in 1977, worked on Brian De Palma's The Fury as a production assistant, extra, and journalist for Cinefantastique magazine.
Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Writer
Fiona Lewis discusses her role in 'The Fury'
Spinning Tales: Fiona Lewis on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury'
Director
Fiona Lewis discusses her role in 'The Fury'