The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal

48 mins | Documentary | May 6, 2015

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

48 mins | Documentary | May 6, 2015

The Poet and the Filmmaker: Volker Schlöndorff on Baal
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.
Producers Fiction FACTory Filmproduktion
Original title Le Poête et le Cinéaste: Volker Schlöndorff à propos de 'Baal'
Directors Robert Fischer
Writers Robert Fischer

Cast

Volker Schlöndorff

as Interviewer