The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun)

Mon Feb 11, 2019

20:15

Location

Rio Cinema
125 Ellados Street
Limassol, Limassol

Limassol Cine Club
Phone: 25745112

Description

During the allied siege of Germany in the last year of the war, Maria's new husband is shipped off to the Russian front before the marriage is consummated. As she struggles to survive wartime deprivations, Maria haunts the local train station, seeking out information concerning her husband. When it appears that she's a widow, Maria takes a job as a barmaid and befriends a black soldier from the occupying allied troops.

Cast:
Hanna Schygulla (Maria Braun)
Klaus Löwitsch (Hermann Braun)
Ivan Desny (Karl Oswald)
Gottfried John (Willi Klenze)

Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer: Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer
Runtime: 120 min
Genre: Drama, War
Language: German, English
Production Year: 1979