The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

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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.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1968-10-10
  • Runtime: 24 min
  • Country: Germany
  • Language: German
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 4.6
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