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.
Stars: Irm Hermann, Kristin Peterson, Hanna Schygulla, Peer Raben, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Jimmy Powell
Crew: Jean-Marie Straub (Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Screenplay), Danièle Huillet (Screenplay), Danièle Huillet (Director), Helmut Färber (Writer), Niklaus Schilling (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: Janus Film und Fernsehen
Runtime: 24 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 10, 1968
IMDb: 6.4
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