The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter

Release date : 1968-10-10

Production country :

Germany

Production company :

Janus Film und Fernsehen

Status : Released

Durasi : 24 Min.

Popularity : 0.3158

4.6

Total Vote : 12

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.