The Bridegroom, The Actress, And the Pimp
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Irm Hermann , Kristin Peterson , Hanna Schygulla , Peer Raben , Rudolf Waldemar Brem , Jimmy Powell , Lilith Ungerer , Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Director: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
