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Her royal heilness: Berlin show revisits the artist who turned the Queen into a Nazi

The late Christoph Schlingensief was one of German art’s great provocateurs. Can his B-Movie horror aesthetics still shock us into thinking anew about media power, colonialism, and the far right?

The Guardian - UK · 8h ago

Can’t stand subtitles? These 11 international masterpieces will change your mind

Subtitles are everywhere on social media, but on film some see them as an obstacle. In fact, they are an opportunity – containing the potential to unlock cinema’s universality

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Udo Kier obituary

Actor whose eccentric presence was in demand for both arthouse and Hollywood films

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

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Udo Kier death: Cult German actor known for Dancer in the Dark dies aged 81

Actor once said ‘it is better to be evil and scare people rather than be the guy who works in the post office and goes home to his wife and children’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Udo Kier, prolific German actor and favourite star of Lars Von Trier, dies aged 81

The actor who starred in more than 250 films including memorable roles in 'Suspiria', 'My Own Private Idaho' and the films of Lars Von Trier, has died aged 81.

Euronews · Nov 24, 2025

Actor Udo Kier dead aged 81

After a career spanning six decades, German actor Udo Kier has died at the age of 81.

BANG Premier · Nov 24, 2025

Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81

Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025

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‘The ingredients have to work’: Six musicians on the key to crafting the perfect runway soundtrack

Chris Erik Thomas discovers the secret recipe to creating an impactful runway soundtrack from some of fashion’s leading producers, DJs and musicians who work with names from JW Anderson to Prada

Wallpaper · Dec 1, 2024

Ian Penman’s ‘glittering’ book about Fassbinder wins Ondaatje prize

The veteran music journalist’s personal study of the German film-maker wins £10,000 honour for the year’s best literary evocation of place

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

German Acting Legend Hanna Schygulla To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Hanna Schygulla, German acting legend, to be honored with lifetime achievement award at German Film Awards for her iconic performances in cinema.

From Kurt to Elvis, JFK and more, what movies did stars see just before they died?

For Franz Kafka, it was The Kid. For Stanley Kubrick, it was the trailer to Eyes Wide Shut. But what about Cobain, Presley and Kennedy? Artist Stanley Schtinter talks us through his revelatory new project

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure

The former NME star writer rewatches the films of the German director and writes hauntingly about the way our tastes and passions change over time

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

Peter von Kant review – François Ozon’s gender-swapping flirt with Fassbinder

A director’s infatuation with a boy turns sour in the French film-maker’s frothy reworking of The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Salvador Dalí's kinky eccentric wife

"Dalíland" star Barbara Sukow discusses the couple's sex life, how to play a corpse and working with Fassbinder

Salon · Sep 11, 2022

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France 24 · Feb 11, 2022

Berlin's film frenzy gets underway: 72nd Berlinale opens with 'Peter von Kant'

It's Europe's most accessible, edgy and – often – political film festival. The Berlinale has kicked off in the German capital with François Ozon's "Peter von Kant", a gender-swapped reimagining of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 feature "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant".

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022

Peter von Kant review – gender-flipped Fassbinder does away with the bitter tears

François Ozon gives Fassbinder’s all-female 1972 drama The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant a makeover, making it lighter and more camp

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