The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

Romance

Duration:

24 minutes

Year:

1968

Director:

Jean-Marie Straub

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Company:

Janus Film und Fernsehen

Cast:

Desiree

Irene

Lucy

Willi

Petrell

Crew:

Director

Sound

Director of Photography

Producer

Director of Photography