I originally found out about cosi fabian from the film 1 giant leap where the filmmakers interviewed a sacred prostitute. Both films are highly recommendable, le mepris a clear 5star masterpiece and beware of a holy whore a 4star highly interesting text which is perhaps a little. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and not so. One opening shot sticks with me, though i could site others. In an elegant spanish hotel lobby, a film cast and crew outdo one another in displays of professional and sexual rivalry while waiting endlessly for shooting to begin. Beware of a holy whore warnung vor einer heiligen nutte. Beware of a hol y whore in rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and not so loosely based on, his own frequent collaboratorsdeals with an aloof star eddie constantine, an abusive director lou castel, and a financially troubled. Where to watch beware of a holy whore warnung vor einer heiligen nutte on a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director.
Beware of a holy whore 1971 jeff lou castel, a director, and his star actor eddie constantine are taking their time getting to the set of the movie theyre currently working on. Fassbinders beware of the holy whore, a film about the. Miller 1971, beware of a holy whore 1971, and donald brittains documentary ladies and gentlemen. Early in his career he would complete 4 to 5 films a year in order to attract government funding for his next project. Instead beware of a holy whore is a comedy in the sense of how exaggerated and yet how grounded it is, with a large and distinct cast of characters losing their minds in various ways.
Beware of a holy whore 1971 beware of a holy whore was based, like many of fassbinders films, on a personal experience the shooting of his earlier film, the revisionist western whity 1970. Watch beware of a holy whore warnung vor einer heiligen. Beware of a holy whore rainer werner fassbinder youtube. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte is a 1971 west german drama film written and directed by rainer werner fassbinder that features lou castel, eddie constantine, hanna schygulla and fassbinder himself. Nobody seems to be able to break through this atmosphere, so they all still try to make the best out of the situation, but this is probably not the way to finish the film. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and not so loosely based on, his own frequent collaboratorsdeals with an aloof star eddie constantine, an abusive director lou. Beware of a holy whore 1970 the criterion collection. Beware of a holy whore, reportedly, recounts some of the difficulties the group had while shooting whity, not only the delays in promised governmental grants, but with materialsboth that film and holy whore were shot in spain, where sets, shooting locations, and equipment were more difficult to procurewhile also being mired in the. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore 1971. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification lou. Beware of a holy whore rainer werner fassbinders 1971 film about a movie crew trapped in a spanish seaside hotel, waiting first for the star eddie constantine to arrive and then for the. Beware of a holy whore 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dont let the tongueincheek title, which refers to cinema, deter you. Upon closer look, though, its really about rainer werner fassbinder making. Beware of a holy whore 1971 looks even better and more complex than when i first saw it theatrically several years ago. David grillos rating of the film beware of a holy whore david grillo nobody combined the personal and the professional more successfully than fassbinder he was a caretaker for his crew and his actors and as caretaker he could abandon them at any moment but it also hurt him the most. The performance took place on july 27, 2014 at 1pm in the kanter center and was cocommissioned by the mca and the poetry foundation. A group of actors are waiting around for a film to commence production in italy. With lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, hanna schygulla. Spanning appearances of both the man and his music, the upcoming tribute to leonard cohen at anthology film archives is short but sweet. A womans gateway to power by cosi fabian editors note. What makes beware of a holy whore one of fassbinders greatest disquisitions on failure is that its major characters usually fail even to express their failure with anything like a genuine disruption or a meaningful abuse of power. Beware of a holy whore dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. For the best experience please update your browser. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and not so loosely based on, his own frequent collaboratorsdeals with an aloof star eddie constantine, an abusive director lou castel, and a financially troubled.
Rainer werner fassbinders tenth feature, 1970s beware of a holy whore which i discuss in this clip, is included in the crucial new boxed set early fassbinder, from criterion. Often regarded as a comedy, beware of a holy whore is not so much laughter derived from fassbinders direction or writing. The space in which theyre floating cocoons them, swaddles them, and, in the end, refuses to take the blows. A film crew languishes in a spanish hotel, waiting for the director to arrive, then waiting for materials to arrive, then waiting. Beware of a holy whorebeware the holy whore cast marquard bohm as ricky. Beware of a holy whore 1971 on a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. Beware of a holy whore is an interesting, but static and overlong, early film by rainer werner fassbinder about the dissolution of a german film company thats stranded at a hotel in spain. Beware of a holy whore, rainer werner fassbinder, 1971. A troubled german film crew spends most of its time drinking, talking and waiting in a hotel. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the situation.
At once fassbinders most accessible and selfindulgent film, beware of a holy whore catalogs the emotional baggage of actors holed up inside a spanish seaside hotel during a tedious and underfinanced movie shoot. Fans of the prodigiously gifted rainer werner fassbinder will find beware of a holy whore the german directors most revealing look inside his filmmaking process. Beware of a holy whore 1971 the movie database tmdb. Directly inspired by the troubled shoot of his previous film, the spaghetti western whity, fassbinder paints the creative process as a clash of monstrous egos. A movie like this couldve ended up as a pretentious farce in spite of the fact that the directors a giant of european art house. The film shows an egomaniacal director, beset by a stalled production, temperamental actors, and a. In 1971, fassbinders surrealist western whitey, which lommel produced and starred in the leading role, won several german film awards the german oscars. So the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation. Im not there and the changing face of bob dylan on film by j.
In an elegant spanish hotel lobby, a film cast and crew outdo one another in displays of professional and sexual rivalry while. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent beware of a holy whore online on moviefone. Shot in almeria, spain, in the summer of 1970, the shoot was so tumultuous and grueling that it became the source of inspiration for the subsequent fassbinder film, beware of a holy whore. Watch the front row beware of a holy whore the new yorker. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore. Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Overview of beware of a holy whore, 1971, directed by rainer werner fassbinder, with lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, at turner classic movies.
Beware of a holy whore is a parody of fassbinders moviemaking experience in spain while he was shooting his spaghetti western, whity. On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed. The interestingly titled beware of a hol y whore is a selfdeprecating satire about the chaotic filmmaking of rainer werner fassbinder. Beware of a holy whore is an interdisciplinary work utilizing video, performance, and a collaborative writing project between johannes goransson and cassandra troyan for word weekend at the mca. A film crew and cast is stranded in a seaside hotel where they are beset with every kind of personality clash and production obstacle while waiting for the tyrannical director to arrive. Beware of a holy whore letterboxd your life in film. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the. This film by wunderkind rainer werner fassbinder, his 10th, is one of the rare films about. Hopedance the holy whore a womans gateway to power. Michael ballhaus and rainer werner fassbinder in beware of a holy whore 1971 beware of a holy whore 1971. Beware of a holy whore is the film you would make if you spent the previous ten years on a steady diet of godard and warhol, with occasional afternoons cleared for antonioni and every night. If truffauts day for night is about the joy of making movies and godards contempt is about the ordeal, fassbinders beware of a holy whore 71 is about the ordeal of not making moviesthe squandering of inspiration and the despair of the neutered artist.
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