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"Whity"
1970
Directed by Rainer W. Fassbinder

This early Fassbinder feature is one of the prolific director's most unjustly overlooked works--a provocative, compelling film in which he fully embraces the unique style of melodrama that would mark many of his best-known movies. The story concerns the illegitimate, mulatto son of a wealthy white man, who acts as servant, confidant, nanny and whipping boy to his father's decadent family. As the situation becomes unbearable, murder is offered as one possible escape. This film marked the first collaboration between Fassbinder and acclaimed cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. Gunther Kaufman, Hanna Schygulla and Ulli Lommel star. German with English subtitles. 102 minutes.