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The Marriage of Maria Braun
Die Ehe der Maria Braun
In the ruins of postwar Germany, a resourceful young woman whose soldier husband is missing uses her beauty and ambition to claw her way to prosperity while she waits for his return. Fassbinder's biting allegory of the country's economic miracle.
Why it’s here
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s postwar melodrama is a central work of New German Cinema and a private history of the Federal Republic.
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Mood
- thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive