The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
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
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Irm Hermann
Played Desiree
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Kristin Peterson
Played Irene
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Hanna Schygulla
Played Lucy
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Peer Raben
Played Willi
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Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Played Petrell
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Jimmy Powell
Played James
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Lilith Ungerer
Played Lilith
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Rainer Werner Fassbi…
Played the pimp
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