The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1968

Runtime

0h 24m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

46%

Original Title

Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter

Production Companies

Janus Film und Fernsehen

Director

Jean-Marie Straub

Description

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.