The Marriage of Maria Braun Movie Review 1979

In post-WWII Germany, a young woman uses guile and sexuality to survive as the nation rebuilds itself into an industrial power. The first movie in Fassbinder's trilogy about German women in Germany during the post war years, it is considered one of the director's finest films, and an indispensable example of the New German Cinema. In German with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Germany, War Between the Sexes, Marriage, Postwar, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Marthesheimer, Pea Frolich

Cast

Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch, Ivan Desny, Gottfried John, Gisela Uhlen

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Music

Peer Raben

Producer

Michael Fengler

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1979: Actress (Schygulla).