Fassbinder, Rainer Werner
Fassbinder, Rainer Werner (1946-1982), a German motion-picture director, author, and actor, became known for his politically left-wing movies. Influenced by the French motion-picture director Jean-Luc Godard, Fassbinder believed that movies should serve a social purpose. He used his art to criticize the political scene that had existed in West Germany after World War II (1939-1945).
