The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 10, 1968

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Janus Film und Fernsehen

Cast

Rudolf Waldemar Brem,Rainer Werner Fassbinder,Jimmy Powell,Irm Hermann,Kristin Peterson,Lilith Ungerer,Peer Raben,Hanna Schygulla

Director

Jean-Marie Straub,Danièle Huillet

Writer

Jean-Marie Straub,Ferdinand Bruckner,Helmut Färber,Danièle Huillet

Producer

Klaus Hellwig,Danièle Huillet

Cinematography

Hubertus Hagen,Niklaus Schilling

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0062762