Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers:

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (dialogue)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder (story)

Release Date:

23 March 1979 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

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...

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Fascism | German Soldier | Homecoming Soldier | Male Frontal Nudity

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Marriage of Maria Braun (USA)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

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

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Albatros Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Rainer Werner Fassbinder]Peddler who sells Maria the black dress

Quotes:

Karl Oswald: Do you want to leave me?
Maria Braun: That would be stupid. It would only make us unhappier. At least if you know you're unhappy, there's still hope.

Movie Connections:

Featured in La maison Fassbinder (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

In The Mood

bad times for feelings

A complex, pessimistic tale of post WWII Germany, this is one of Fassbinder's masterpieces that brings a step beyond the classic melodrama form articulated by Douglas Sirk. When Hanna Schygulla says to her husband in prison `this are bad times for feelings' it is Fassbinder saying that in the seventies cinema there's no place for the classic melodrama of the 40s and 50s, unless all the craze that then was suggested now turns somehow more explicit. Fassbinder has a quality of elevating low elements into the realms of High Art, not only through the services of his personal use of the camera, but also through an admirable compassion towards his material.