Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.

Year1970

CountryGermany

DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder

MovementNew German Cinema

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He made a film, Beware of a Holy Whore, which is about the process of filmmaking, and which I saw when I was very young, and I think it opened my mind to the idea that you can speak about everything, even the process of creation itself, in film. That was a big influence for me.