People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but I donโt see my films that way. Theyโre founded in the belief that revolution doesnโt belong on the cinema screen but outside in the world. Never mind if a film ends pessimistically but exposes certain mechanisms clearly enough to show people how they work and the ultimate effect is not pessimistic. My goal is to reveal such mechanisms in a way that makes people realize the necessity of changing their own reality.
Rainer Werner FassbinderI hope to build a house with my films. Some of them are the cellar, some are the walls, and some are the windows. But I hope in time there will be a house.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder