The read
It runs a compact 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Marie StraubDirector
- Danièle HuilletScreenplay
- Jean-Marie StraubScreenplay
- Danièle HuilletDirector
- Helmut FärberWriter
Cast
- Irm HermannDesiree
- Kristin PetersonIrene
- Hanna SchygullaLucy
- Peer RabenWilli
- Rudolf Waldemar BremPetrell
- Jimmy PowellJames
- Lilith UngererLilith
- Rainer Werner Fassbinderthe pimp