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The Marriage of Maria Braun
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Klaus Löwitsch | ... |
Hermann Braun
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Gisela Uhlen | ... |
Mother
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Elisabeth Trissenaar | ... |
Betti Klenze
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Hark Bohm | ... |
Senkenberg
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George Eagles | ... |
Bill
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Claus Holm | ... |
Doctor
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Günter Lamprecht | ... |
Hans Wetzel
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Anton Schiersner | ... |
Grandpa Berger
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Lilo Pempeit | ... |
Frau Ehmke
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Sonja Neudorfer | ... |
Red Cross nurse
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Train conductor
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This movie follows the life of a young German woman, married to a soldier in the waning days of WWII. Fassbinder has tried to show the gritty life after the end of WWII and the turmoil of the people trapped in its wake. Written by Neel V Kumar <neelvk@iname.com>
Plot Keywords:
soldier | konrad adenauer | capitalism | death of title character | explosion |Taglines:
The Marriage Of Maria Braun. . . the marriage lasted no longer than half a day and a full night.Parents Guide:
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Country:
West GermanyRelease Date:
23 March 1979 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
The Marriage of Maria Braun See more »Box Office
Budget:
DEM 1,975,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 2,942,838 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Fujicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Played when Maria Braun, Karl Oswald and Sendenberg have dinner together.
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Mother: It's wrong to give all your love to only one person, Grandpa. If you don't have potatoes, you eat turnips. When the turnips are gone, you eat gruel. But every girl loves her one and only. He goes to war; five months later he's dead, and you mourn the rest of your life. Does that make sense to you, Grandpa? It drowns you.See more »
Crazy Credits
At the very end of the credits the following persons are 'credited' by their picture: Konrad Adenauer, Ludwig Erhard, Kurt Georg Kiesinger and Helmut Schmidt and a disconnected phone line can be heard. See more »Soundtracks
"Piano Concerto No. 23 (Adagio)"Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Played when Maria Braun, Karl Oswald and Sendenberg have dinner together.
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Having heard of this film for years, I didn't see it until 2003! Perhaps it's just as well that I waited. It is one of the finest films of its type -- post WW2 in Germany -- that I've ever seen; perhaps on balance the finest.
It seems to me that rather than being a cynical portrayal of those difficult years, it is more truthful and revelatory in a deep way. I imagine that no one other than those who lived then can begin to tell the story, which is why Fassbinder has tried on our behalf -- to try to convey to us the angst, the frustrations, the sadness, the insanity, the querulousness, the fragile hope of that era.
I find the story very sad, of course, because in my early-21st century psyche I'm more tuned into the love story than I am the tale of the sociology and social psychology of an era that occurred when I was very young. It seems to me that if one views the characters as representatives of some of the major "world views" obtaining during the reconstruction period, one sees a few of the many different human reactions there can be to such an experience: Many feel burned out and can't feel hope any longer; others, like Maria, feel there is at least money and position to be gained under the new dispensation; some simply don't care; others try to feed off the experience without contributing; and so on and so forth.
It also occurred to me that, at age 60, I may be in a position to appreciate this film more, and certainly to be more understanding of and sympathetic with the characters/types portrayed. I found each of them to have an important story to tell, whether it was a "good" story or not. And the character of the Black US Army Sergeant, while tragic at the end, was itself an essay in human relations that has to embarrass most Americans -- the fleeting moments when he and Maria found joy and pleasant times together were just wonderful to behold, and an indictment of our sad history in that regard.
View it and see what you think!