#fassbinder

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Angst vor der Angst (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)

Fear of Fear (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1975)

angst essen seele auf (rainer werner fassbinder, 1974)
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The Myna (or Mynah) bird appears in Fassbinder’s World on a Wire (a precursor to the Wachowskis’ The Matrix), a film also known for its inclusion of “Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac. Fassbinder appears to be linking the bird with fakeness–most likely due to its ability to reproduce human speech. A character also attempts to kill the bird, but fails to. A Myna bird is also a witness to the murder of Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks. In Hitchcock’s The Birds, Tippi Hedren’s character orders a myna bird for her aunt (but the bird never actually makes an appearance in the film). My Sunday gift to you: a link to a decent version of World on a Wire with English subtitles. Enjoy!