It was my first Fassbinder film too. A wonderful and moving piece of cinema, which still has perceptive things to say about our society and relationships.

It's so beautifully observed, the part when Emmi and Ali come back from holiday and everyone accepts them. You think that everything is going to be OK, but instead it shows up the weaknesses in their relationship. Thought-provoking stuff.

You have given me the impulse to watch it again - I'll dig my video out over Christmas.