The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp (Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter)

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.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Irm Hermann

Desiree

Kristin Peterson

Irene

Hanna Schygulla

Lucy

Peer Raben

Willi

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Petrell

Jimmy Powell

James

Lilith Ungerer

Lilith

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

the pimp

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