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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

48 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Robert Fischer

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Company:

Fiction FACTory Filmproduktion

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Interviewer

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