"Women think in [Douglas] Sirk’s films. Something which……" — Rainer Werner Fassbinder
"Women think in [Douglas] Sirk’s films. Something which has never struck me with other directors. None of them. Usually women are always reacting, doing what women are supposed to do, but in Sirk they think. It’s something that has to be seen. It’s great to see women think. It gives one hope. Honestly."
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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