Love Is Colder Than Death (film)

Love is Colder Than Death (Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) is a 1969 German black-and-white film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his first feature film.

His first feature-length film, a gangster movie called Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), was met with mixed reviews at the Berlin Film Festival.

In 1969, he appeared in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's directorial debut Love Is Colder Than Death.

The cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann and the cast as an ensemble won an award at the German Film Awards in 1970.

He made his cinema debut in Fassbinder's Liebe ist kälter als der Tod (Love Is Colder than Death) in 1969.

She is best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970).

Initial reception was generally negative, and the film was even booed at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969.

Love is Colder Than Death (Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) is a 1969 German black-and-white film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, his first feature film.

The cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann and the cast as an ensemble won an award at the German Film Awards in 1970.

Petty hood Franz (Fassbinder) refuses to join the syndicate, where he meets a handsome young thug called Bruno (Lommel) and gives him his address in Munich.

Today, however, it is seen as a fine example of Fassbinder's early style, with a heavy 'nouvelle vague' influence.

The film is dedicated to "Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Marie Straub, Linio, and Cuncho".

The film is dedicated to "Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Marie Straub, Linio, and Cuncho".

The film is dedicated to "Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Marie Straub, Linio, and Cuncho".

The last two refer to the main characters in Damiano Damiani's 1966 film A Bullet for the General.

The last two refer to the main characters in Damiano Damiani's 1966 film A Bullet for the General.

Ulli Lommel's styling (and also the poster artwork) is inspired by Alain Delon in Le Samouraï.

In November 2014, they released their sophomore album "Love Is Colder Than Death", which titled is inspired by Fassbinder's homonymous movie.