I Only Want You to Love Me

I Only Want You to Love Me — the title says it all, and this time its unusual length is fully justified. One of Fassbinder’s most heartbreaking films, it tells the story of a man who desperately tries to earn love while slowly losing his strength, dignity, and self-respect.

Young construction worker Peter is willing to do anything to meet the expectations of those around him — his boss, his wife, his parents. Buying on credit, working endless overtime, and an irresistible need to be “a good boy” turn his life into a race with no finish line. The love he longs for — and believes he needs above all else — hangs before him like a carrot before a donkey: always within sight, yet forever out of reach.

👩‍🦰 The discussion will be led by philosopher and cinema co-founder Varya Vlasova.