The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
1968 · 24 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 339 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 223 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 THE BRIDEGROOM , THE ACTRESS AND THE PIMP
00:05:23 - Freder is going with the waitress. - Lucy ?
00:05:55 And the symptoms ?
00:06:47 It¡¦s you ?
00:07:29 Did you manage to sleep yesterday ?
00:08:12 She's very pretty, but don't you tell her.
00:08:37 l thought you were eavesdropping at the door.
00:09:18 - l 'm not jealous. - D o l have to swear ?
00:10:34 - ''l t was very difficult. . . '' - What ?
00:11:06 l 'll get into bed. Will you sit next to me ?
00:11:50 Desiree's.
00:12:15 - If it makes you feel better. . . - You like giving orders.
00:12:38 - Words are no use to you. - What about my money ?
00:13:34 Lucy's a genius. l could out her on the streets.
00:14:10 - You murderer. - l hate funeral prayers.
00:14:55 We complement each other.
00:16:59 and teach them ?
00:17:24 and teach them ?
00:17:54 the Son
00:18:28 to be my husband. ''
00:19:05 Go in peace and the Lord be with you. Amen.
00:20:52 say that l lost myself
00:21:34 to convert them to themselves and that all were flames of love
00:22:31 Subtitles by: Laser S. Film s. r. l. - Roma
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed223
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line00:22:31
Production Record
DirectorJean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes339