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Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)
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Release Date:
23 March 1979 (West Germany)
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Tagline:
The Marriage Of Maria Braun. . . the marriage lasted no longer than half a day and a full night.
Plot:
This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII...
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 12 wins
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1 nomination
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Maria and Her Men
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hanna Schygulla | ... | Maria Braun | |
| Klaus Löwitsch | ... | Hermann Braun | |
| Ivan Desny | ... | Karl Oswald | |
| Gisela Uhlen | ... | Mother | |
| Elisabeth Trissenaar | ... | Betti Klenze | |
| Gottfried John | ... | Willi Klenze | |
| Hark Bohm | ... | Senkenberg | |
| George Eagles | ... | Bill (as George Byrd) | |
| Claus Holm | ... | Doctor | |
| Günter Lamprecht | ... | Hans Wetzel (as Günther Lamprecht) | |
| Anton Schiersner | ... | Grandpa Berger | |
| Lilo Pempeit | ... | Frau Ehmke | |
| Sonja Neudorfer | ... | Red Cross nurse | |
| Volker Spengler | ... | Train conductor | |
| Isolde Barth | ... | Vevi |
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Also Known As:
The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
West Germany:12 (f) |
UK:15 (video rating) |
UK:AA |
Finland:K-12 (re-rating) |
Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2004) |
Finland:K-16 (original rating) |
Singapore:R(A) |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R
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Director Cameo: [Rainer Werner Fassbinder]Peddler who sells Maria the black dress
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[Maria Braun visits the first-class section of a train]
Maria Braun: Ever notice how tiny the rest rooms are? I thought they'd be bigger in first class - fatter people.
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Maria Braun: Ever notice how tiny the rest rooms are? I thought they'd be bigger in first class - fatter people.
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Moonlight Serenade
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Sensual and tough Maria Braun. (Hanna Schygula) marries a soldier in the middle of World War II and spends a half of day and the whole night with him. That's how long her marriage lasts before she loses him to the war and then to prison. She carries on with her life, becomes a successful businesswoman being not only sensual but intelligent, ambitious, and willing to use sex whenever or wherever necessary: "I don't know a thing about business, but I do know what German women want. You might even say I'm an expert on it". While climbing up to the success she always remembers her husband, Hermann (her man) and convinces herself that whatever she does is for him, for their future happy life together. "Maria Braun"'s style reminds much of melodramas by Fassbinder's favorite Hollywood director, Douglas Sirk and offers a glimpse of the loss and survival in postwar Germany. Hanna Schygula literally shines in every scene of the movie and she is fantastic.
8.5/10