The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp (1968)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1968-10-10
Runtime: 24 minutes
Director: Jean-Marie Straub
Top Cast
- Irm Hermann as Desiree
- Kristin Peterson as Irene
- Hanna Schygulla as Lucy
- Peer Raben as Willi
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Petrell
- Jimmy Powell as James
- Lilith Ungerer as Lilith
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder as the pimp
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