Fassbinder: To Love Without Demands
Release Date: April 29, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The PlaylistJessica KiangApr 28, 2016
Thomsen builds a fascinating film around a fascinating man, but never, despite his evident deep affection for him, allows it to fall into hagiography. Read full review
75
The Film StageNick NewmanApr 28, 2016
Offers enough fine material and organizes them with enough intelligence to create a many-pieced psychological portraiture of one of the most intriguing filmmakers who’s ever lived. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerApr 28, 2016
It’s a must-see for anyone interested in the mind of a major auteur, even if Thomsen tends to favor psychology over cinema. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonApr 26, 2016
Thomsen culls wisely from Fassbinder's filmography to illustrate the kino-giant's abiding themes, patricide and masochism among them. Read full review
60
The GuardianRyan GilbeyApr 28, 2016
We leave the documentary loving the films rather than the film-maker. Read full review
60
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 28, 2016
This is an idiosyncratic hop around Fassbinder’s life by his Danish film historian friend Thomsen. Read full review
60
VarietyJay WeissbergApr 28, 2016
Students of the astonishing body of films won’t find much that enhances their understanding, yet Thomsen’s footage offers more than mere scraps from a great career, and deserves inclusion in the corpus. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen HoldenApr 28, 2016
The access to Fassbinder that the relationship provided was a boon to the film, but a disadvantage as well because the close-up view results in a patchy portrait rather than a coherent biography. Read full review
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