This might be the subject of a term paper about post-war European Cinema. Both of these directors have produced so many films that to decide which one is better would take a concerted effort in studying film. I have seen Godard's Breathless about 5 times and each time I'm amazed by the fluidity of the cuts and shots. I have watched Fassbinder BRD trilogy once and it was a truly memorable film experience. My Summer watch list has Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz at the top of the list. It is fifteen hours long. It has been called the longest narrative film ever.
Perhaps choosing these two director is limiting. Perhaps I should widen the comparison to the French New Wave and the New German Cinema and write about which one was better qualitatively and which produced the most works of a high standard. There are so many works to choose from. Thus limiting the comparison to the two most famous and prolific directors of each movement will probably yield a study that is shorter but more precise.
This comparison is a work in progress. Perhaps by the end of the Summer I will have watched or re-watched enough Godard and Fassbinder films to write intelligently and at length about which director is better. Anyway I'm sure I will enjoy watching such good European Cinema!
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