The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
2015, German. Directed by Robert Fischer.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 6 May 2015
- Original title
- Le Poête et le Cinéaste: Volker Schlöndorff à propos de 'Baal'
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Robert Fischer
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The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal (2015) was directed by Robert Fischer and stars Volker Schlöndorff.