Directing

Robert Fischer

Born October 2, 1954 · Greven, Germany (age 71)

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Known For

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockMonsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock · 1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
6.81999
MovieDocumentary
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.
Daniel, the WizardDaniel, the Wizard · 2004
Daniel, the Wizard
1.62004
MovieMusicDrama
Evil teenager assassins Rike & Tom want to kill and film the execution of the rock star Daniel Küblböck [or Lana Kaiser to be correct], who is spiritually supported by his dead grandfather Johnny, with the support of the mysterious Baltazar! Will our well-intentioned wizard succeed to survive this Christmas related mess and learn to forgive the others while beign kidnapped and almost executed, even if that means stickin' his finger in cakes, rollin' in tha snow like a cat or having psychedelic music dreams? (and singin' some bangers in the meanwhile!)
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes · 2011
'Deep End': Remembering the Deleted Scenes
2011
MovieDocumentary
Short documentary about sequences removed from the film.
Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das MelodramEine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram · 2006
Eine Zärtlichkeit wie bei Sirk - Todd Haynes über Fassbinder und das Melodram
2006
MovieDocumentary
In his film "Far From Heaven", Todd Haynes refers very respectfully to Douglas Sirk's "All that Heaven Allows". Fassbinder was also strongly influenced by Sirk's work. Haynes now explains this double fascination.
Expedition AmazoniaExpedition Amazonia
Expedition Amazonia
MovieDocumentary
In the heart of the mysterious Amazon region lives a people whose roots are deeply anchored in the layers of time: the Matsés people, also known as the Jaguar People. Award-winning film producer Roberto Fischer, anthropologist Andrey Matusovskiy and expedition leader Alexey Kolbov provide rare insights into the life of the Matsés in the largest rainforest on earth.
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep EndStarting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End · 2011
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
9.02011
MovieDocumentary
A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy Skolimowski's cult favourite, DEEP END, which was shot in 1970 as a US-German co-production on location in London and Munich. The film's two stars, Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown, 23 and 17 years of age at the time respectively, meet for the first time in 40 years and discuss their on-screen and off-screen relationship in candid detail, while director/writer Skolimowski chronicles the production history from the writing of the script to the film's acclaimed first showing at the Venice Film Festival. Director of photography Charly Steinberger revisits some of the original locations and explains how he managed to shoot almost the entire film with a hand-held camera. Also on board are production designer Anthony Pratt, editor Barrie Vince, and actor Christopher Sandford, each of whom contributes his own version of how DEEP END was part of the sixties' "swinging London"; and at the same time tilted it on its head.
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco' · 2018
Crazy Love: Janet Bergstrom on Josef von Sternberg's 'Morocco'
2018
MovieDocumentary
Film scholar Janet Bergstrom discusses Sternberg's 1930 film starring Marlene Dietrich.
Traveling RoadshowTraveling Roadshow · 2016
Traveling Roadshow
2016
MovieDocumentary
Actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler and Lisa Kreuzer reflect on their work in front of the Robby Müller’s camera for Wim Wender’s seminal road movie KINGS OF THE ROAD (Im Lauf der Zeit, 1976).

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Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockMonsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock · 1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
6.81999
MovieDocumentary
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in book form, he didn't imagine that more than four years would pass before Le Cinéma selon Hitchcock finally appeared in 1966. Not only in France but all over the world, Truffaut's Hitchcock interview developed over the years into a standard bible of film literature. In 1983, three years after Hitchcock's death, Truffaut decided to expand his by now legendary book to include a concluding chapter and have it published as the "Edition définitive". This film describes the genesis of the "Hitchbook" and throws light on the strange friendship between two completely different men. The centrepieces are the extracts from the original sound recordings of the interview with the voices of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, and Helen Scott – recordings which have never been heard in public before.

Director

Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep EndStarting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End · 2011
Starting Out: The Making of Jerzy Skolimowski's Deep End
9.02011
MovieDocumentary
A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy Skolimowski's cult favourite, DEEP END, which was shot in 1970 as a US-German co-production on location in London and Munich. The film's two stars, Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown, 23 and 17 years of age at the time respectively, meet for the first time in 40 years and discuss their on-screen and off-screen relationship in candid detail, while director/writer Skolimowski chronicles the production history from the writing of the script to the film's acclaimed first showing at the Venice Film Festival. Director of photography Charly Steinberger revisits some of the original locations and explains how he managed to shoot almost the entire film with a hand-held camera. Also on board are production designer Anthony Pratt, editor Barrie Vince, and actor Christopher Sandford, each of whom contributes his own version of how DEEP END was part of the sixties' "swinging London"; and at the same time tilted it on its head.

Director

Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick' · 2015
Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of 'Charley Varrick'
5.02015
MovieDocumentary
Don Siegel’s classic crime thriller "Charley Varrick," made in 1972 in the wake of the immensely successful "Dirty Harry," stars Walter Matthau in what is probably the actor’s finest dramatic role, airshow pilot turned crop duster turned bank robber turned mob target Charley Varrick. This feature-length documentary takes the viewer back to the time of the shooting of this cult item and features original interviews with Siegel’s son, Kristoffer Tabori, actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin and Howard A. Rodman, whose father co-wrote the screenplay.

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Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’ · 2016
Cop Stories: The Making of Richard Fleischer’s ‘The New Centurions’
2016
MovieDocumentary
Joseph Wambaugh wrote his first novel 'The New Centurions' while still active as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and his fact-based, painfully realistic book became a nation-wide bestseller when it came out in 1971. Replacing heroic cops with struggling, psychologically damaged characters, Wambaugh changed crime literature forever. Richard Fleischer’s filming of Wambaugh’s novel, also called THE NEW CENTURIONS, followed a year later and, in turn, revolutionized crime movies. Featuring newly filmed interviews with writer Joseph Wambaugh, star Stacy Keach, technical advisor Richard E. Kalk (Wambaugh’s real-life LAPD partner) and assistant cameraman Ronald Vidor, COP STORIES: THE MAKING OF RICHARD FLEISCHER’S THE NEW CENTURIONS chronicles the production of that landmark film in all its stages from script to screen.

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The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' RevisitedThe Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited · 2011
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
6.52011
MovieDocumentary
This absolutely top-notch documentary by Robert Fischer is a fascinating look back at not just the film in question, but Fassbinder's meteoric career which ended all too soon with his untimely death. Archival footage of Fassbinder is utilized (including several fascinating snippets culled from interviews he did at the disastrous Cannes premiere of Despair), as well as many others involved in the film and its release. Even if you're not a particular fan of Despair, or even in fact of Fassbinder, this is stellar documentary film making and is an intriguing look at one of the most enigmatic masters of the New German Cinema.

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