Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification lou. Beware of a holy whore 1970 the criterion collection. Static in its plot, and a bit cold towards humanity, beware of a holy whore isnt among the directors best works, but maybe thats also because this film is the closest he came to selfcriticism. Watch beware of a holy whore warnung vor einer heiligen. The performance took place on july 27, 2014 at 1pm in the kanter center and was cocommissioned by the mca and the poetry foundation. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Fassbinders 1971 portrait of a dysfunctional film crew resembling his own attempting to shoot a film in a mediterranean location.
In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed. Miscellaneous notes and facts about beware of a holy whore, 1971, directed by rainer werner fassbinder, with lou castel, marquard bohm, katrin schaake. Im not there and the changing face of bob dylan on film by j. 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. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the situation. In 1971, fassbinders surrealist western whitey, which lommel produced and starred in the leading role, won several german film awards the german oscars.
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. Beware of a holy whorebeware the holy whore cast marquard bohm as ricky. The space in which theyre floating cocoons them, swaddles them, and, in the end, refuses to take the blows. 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. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Watch the front row beware of a holy whore the new yorker. 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. Often regarded as a comedy, beware of a holy whore is not so much laughter derived from fassbinders direction or writing. Due to internet technology i soon found out that she had a piece called the holy whore in an anthology called whores and other feminists edited. With lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, hanna schygulla. Beware of a holy whore is a parody of fassbinders moviemaking experience in spain while he was shooting his spaghetti western, whity.
Clouds of sils maria is writerdirector olivier assayas take on the ingmar bergman psychological drama, complete with a secluded setting in the form of the writers house. 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. On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. So the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation. 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. 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 languishes in a spanish hotel, waiting for the director to arrive, then waiting for materials to arrive, then waiting. Beware of a holy whore is the work of a very young, very gifted film maker. Upon closer look, though, its really about rainer werner fassbinder making. Beware of a holy whore dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. 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. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent beware of a holy whore online on moviefone. Beware of a holy whore 1971 the movie database tmdb. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film.
Beware of a holy whore rainer werner fassbinder youtube. This film by wunderkind rainer werner fassbinder, his 10th, is one of the rare films about. A womans gateway to power by cosi fabian editors note. The film shows an egomaniacal director, beset by a stalled production, temperamental actors, and a. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crew, played by, and not so loosely based on, his own frequent collaborators, deals with an aloof star eddie constantine, an abusive director lou castel, and a financially troubled production. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore. 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. Beware of a holy whore 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fassbinders beware of the holy whore, a film about the.
A troubled german film crew spends most of its time drinking, talking and waiting in a hotel. 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. A kind of neurotic backstage comedy, the movie details the struggles of a film crew in spain. Spanning appearances of both the man and his music, the upcoming tribute to leonard cohen at anthology film archives is short but sweet. For the best experience please update your browser. 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. 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 1971 looks even better and more complex than when i first saw it theatrically several years ago.
Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore 1971. 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. When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the. Beware of a holy whore 1971 on a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director. Miller 1971, beware of a holy whore 1971, and donald brittains documentary ladies and gentlemen. There are 25 speaking roles in this film, and as such it presents those characters in a. 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. In an elegant spanish hotel lobby, a film cast and crew outdo one another in displays of professional and sexual rivalry while. Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location. Michael ballhaus and rainer werner fassbinder in beware of a holy whore 1971 beware of a holy whore 1971.
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. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and not so. 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. 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. Hopedance the holy whore a womans gateway to power. Watch beware of a holy whore prime video amazon uk. Early in his career he would complete 4 to 5 films a year in order to attract government funding for his next project. Dont let the tongueincheek title, which refers to cinema, deter you.
I originally found out about cosi fabian from the film 1 giant leap where the filmmakers interviewed a sacred prostitute. 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. 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 warnung vor einer heiligen nutte.