Original Rainer Werner Fassbinder Movie Posters

Rainer Werner Fassbinder movie posters from The Marriage of Maria Braun, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant represent some of the most significant items in post-New German Cinema collecting — original theatrical paper from a director whose extraordinary output reshaped European cinema's relationship with melodrama. Shop our collection of original German, French, and international formats. German domestic first-release posters for Fassbinder's productions are exceptionally rare in fine condition; the films' primarily art house distribution generated modest print runs, and paper quality in West German printing of the early 1970s deteriorated relatively quickly. French grande and petite formats from his internationally distributed films present alternative formats, and both are seldom seen in fine flat condition. Original promotional material from his major productions — The Marriage of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss, Lola — is politically significant and exceptionally scarce. Fassbinder's collaborations with composer Peer Raben and cinematographers Michael Ballhaus and Xaver Schwarzenberger produced films of exceptional visual sophistication, and their poster campaigns reflect this with restrained, formally inventive design. His work in The Third Generation, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and Fox and His Friends generated campaigns that vary considerably across formats. Drama and art house collectors prioritise his output highly. Browse our cult cinema posters and thriller posters for related New German Cinema material. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.