"The Marriage of Maria Braun" is the fourth volume in the Rutgers
Films in Print Series and the most contemporary of those to appear
in it thus far. Because of the enormous influence of New German
Cinema and the importance of Fassbinder himself, the film is
already considered a classic. "Maria Braun" is its director's
attempt to recount and assess postwar German history through the
personal example of his main character, played brilliantly by Hanna
Schygulla. It is also a tribute to the Hollywood directors of the
women's movies of the thirties and forties. Maria, and in the loose
allegory Fassbinder has constructed, Germany itself, in their cold
acquisitiveness and materialism, melodramatically rise from the
ashes of World War II only to veer toward an inevitable doom that
takes the film full circle, recalling the film's opening shots of a
city reduced to rubble.
This volume contains the editor's introduction, a chronology of
the the years 1943-1954, a biographical sketch of Fassbinder, the
full transcript of the film as released, notes on the shooting
script, interviews with the scriptwriter and director, commentary
on Douglas Sirk by Fassbinder, reviews, commentaries by Thomas
Elsaesser and Sheila Johnston, a filmography, and a
bibliography.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
