The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the PimpMovie
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.
About The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp is a 1968 drama, romance movie directed by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet.
The production information lists a runtime of 24m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Irm Hermann, Kristin Peterson, Hanna Schygulla, Peer Raben. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
