Three sequences are linked together in this short film by Straub; the first sequence is a long tracking shot from a car of prostitutes plying their trade on the night-time streets of Germany; the second is a staged play, cut down to 10 minutes by Straub and photographed in a single take; the final sequence covers the marriage of James and Lilith, and Lilith’s subsequent execution of her pimp, played by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. "The film is a look entirely at Western decadence" - Jean-Marie Straub.
Title | The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp |
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Year | 1968 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Country | Germany |
Studio | Janus Film und Fernsehen |
Cast | Irm Hermann, Kristin Peterson, Hanna Schygulla, Peer Raben, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Jimmy Powell |
Crew | Jean-Marie Straub (Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Screenplay), Danièle Huillet (Screenplay), Danièle Huillet (Director), Helmut Färber (Writer), Ferdinand Bruckner (Theatre Play) |
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Release | Oct 10, 1968 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.60 / 10 by 12 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Deutsch |