Sunday Cinematheque at the Chazen: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Fear of Fear (Angst vor der Angst) | West Germany | 1975 | 35mm | 88 min. | German with English subtitles Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Event Details
Date
Sunday, September 30, 2018
Time
2 p.m.
Location
Description
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Brigitte Mira, Irm Hermann
In one of Fassbinder’s most potent depictions of middle-class German angst, housewife Margot (Carstensen) experiences a number of physical and nervous ailments after the birth of her second child. Facing indifference from her husband and friends, Margot turns to alcohol and drugs to ease her pain.
In one of Fassbinder’s most potent depictions of middle-class German angst, housewife Margot (Carstensen) experiences a number of physical and nervous ailments after the birth of her second child. Facing indifference from her husband and friends, Margot turns to alcohol and drugs to ease her pain.
Cost
Free
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