Viola Shafik’s documentary explores the story of El Hedi ben Salem, a lover and collaborator of provocative German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.Read More »
El Hedi ben Salem
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Viola Shafik – Jannat ‘Ali AKA My Name Is Not Ali (2011)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht AKA Like a Bird on a Wire (1975)
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Wie ein Vogel auf dem Draht (1974)
“A pseudo variety show about the Aufbau-Era, the time of the German “economic miracle,” when Kondrad Adenauer was Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949-63). Songs are sung and Brigitte Mira tells a few jokes.”Read More »