Der Bräutigam, die Komödiantin und der Zuhälter (The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp) 1968 Ages 15+

When

6.00 pm, Wed 18 Oct 2017 (23 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A

About

An enigmatic and complex short by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub (to whom Fassbinder dedicated his first film), The Bridegroom, the Comedienne and the Pimp consists of three disparate sequences, including a minimalist play adaptation from Fassbinder's Anti-Teater troupe and another in which Fassbinder portrays a pimp (one of his earliest on-screen roles). Irm Hermann and Hanna Schygulla make appearances, as well as Fassbinder's long-time composer Peer Raben.

Ages 15+

Production Credits

  • Director/Script: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
  • Based on: the play 'Krankheit Der Jugend' 1926 by Ferdinand Bruckner, the poems of Juan de la Cruz and a text by Helmut Färber
  • Cinematographers: Hubertus Hagen, Niklaus Schilling
  • Cast: Kristin Peterson, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Peer Raben, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Jimmy Powell, Lilith Ungerer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • Editors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
  • Production Company: Janus Film und Fernsehen, Frankfurt
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Screening Format: 16mm, 35mm, 1.37:1
  • Year: 1968
  • Runtime: 23 minutes
  • Country: West Germany
  • Language: German
  • Subtitles: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Black & White