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
00:05:26 l saw him coming out of her room.
00:05:57 The symptoms, which never appear at the same time
00:06:52 S o is this one. How dare you ?
00:07:34 - I love you. I'll be back tonight. - Yes ?
00:08:17 - Don't joke. - I'm not joking.
00:08:45 - Come with me, Mr. Petrell. - We're waiting for Marie.
00:09:53 Walt !
00:10:44 - Shall l leave her ? - Yes, go ahead and leave her.
00:11:25 Here.
00:12:00 So. . . your friendship.
00:12:27 l never want to see you again.
00:12:51 Let's end on a good note. You keep your money.
00:13:47 - You're mad. - You want me like the knife.
00:14:40 We're on first name terms, marriage is simply a formality.
00:16:48 To love and honour her. To be faithful to her
00:17:14 To love and honour him. To be faithful to him
00:17:42 and the Holy Ghost
00:18:18 to be my wife. ''
00:18:57 M ay those who suffer find help in you
00:20:43 and what shares your likeness, is good for you. ''
00:21:27 l f only they could burn the water of the sea !
00:22:08 feel so much passion that sparks fly
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed223
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line00:22:08
Production Record
DirectorJean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes339