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. The movie is in one of my favorite genres, the insidemovie. 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. Beware of a hol y 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. I must say i cared very little about their relationships and interactions with each other. A site that allows users to express their feelings about the latest movies in hollywood. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Beware of a holy whore 1970 the criterion collection. Fassbinders 1971 portrait of a dysfunctional film crew resembling his own attempting to shoot a film in a mediterranean location. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore 1971. This whore of a film is a film within a film about making a film the avantgarde way, perhaps in a more brutal way than how warhol worked at the factory. One opening shot sticks with me, though i could site others. Each of these is wildly thematic and audiences will be.
Starring lou castel requiescant as the director and eddie constantine alphaville as himself, the film is an. The interestingly titled beware of a hol y whore is a selfdeprecating satire about the chaotic filmmaking of rainer werner fassbinder. The comedy in rainer werner fassbinders movies is disruptive, sour, mischievous, and. Beware of a holy whore 1971 beware of a holy whore 1971. It does feature a large cast of people and like the chelsea girls sitting around talking about nothing for four hours, beware of a holy whore features a large group of people doing whatever they want and catches them in various states of anger, sadness, drunkenness, etc. Fans of the prodigiously gifted rainer werner fassbinder will find beware of a hol y whore the german directors most revealing look inside his filmmaking process. Beware of a holy whore is a 1971 west german drama film written and directed by rainer werner fassbinder that features lou castel, eddie constantine. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of a hol y whore near you.
Beware of a hol y whore is a backstage melodrama set in a spanish seaside hotel. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies. Nov 12, 1976 all of the images are part of a single image, which, in this case, has a number of uproarious funny details though the overall tone is one of despair. 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. This film by wunderkind rainer werner fassbinder, his 10th, is one of the rare films about filmmaking which was said by the critics to have. Beware of a holy whore 1970 rainer werner fassbinder. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of a holy whore near you.
Based on a true situation that befell fassbinder and his crew, the film is full of funny rants, illadvised hookups, injokes and, in between all the tension, moments of true cinematic beauty. In the absence of these key figures, the film crew lacks a purposeful way to spend their time, so they drink heavily. As such, it was probably inevitable that prolific german auteur rainer werner fassbinder should also contribute to the subgenre sooner or later, with beware of a holy whore. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent beware of a holy whore online on moviefone. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Beware of a holy whore rainer werner fassbinder youtube. Obviously a diehard fassbinder fan will want to see or own this movie. Watch online exploitation grindhouse and softcore streaming movies. Beware of a holy whore by chris hyde september 3, 2003. Beware of a holy whore is nowhere near my favorite or least favorite fassbinder works and the reason is maybe also that there were just too many characters in it and it becomes confusing if you dont know the actors. Beware of a hol y whore is a film directed by rainer werner fassbinder with lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, hanna schygulla, year. Overview of beware of a hol y whore, 1971, directed by rainer werner fassbinder, with lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, at turner classic movies. 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 group of actors are waiting around for a film to commence production in italy. Beware of a holy 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. Goofy wants to be a childrens nanny, so he borrows some clothes. The political is personal a halfdecade into his own career, fassbinder playfully dove into the fractiousness of making a movie. With lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, hanna schygulla. Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
Apr 23, 2019 beware of a holy whore 1 hr 43 min 1971 drama. 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. Beware of a holy whore 1971 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles,stream free beware of a holy whore full movie online on. 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 holed up in a hotel with too much drink, drugs and time the cast and crew of a film are gradually disintegrating as they await the arrival of their director. Beware of a holy whore is a backstage melodrama set in a spanish seaside hotel. Warnung vor einer heiligen nutte beware of a holy whore. 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. 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 beware of a holy whore. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film. Richard brody on rainer werner fassbinder beware of a holy whore 1971. Trova trailer, recensioni e tutte le informazioni su beware of a holy whore di rainer werner fassbinder. Beware of a holy whore dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. On a film set there are two things missing, the film material and the director.
As a movie production awaits financing, the restless cast and crew languish in an italian resort hotel. 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. Beware of a holy whore 1971 looks even better and more complex than when i first saw it theatrically several years ago. In rainer werner fassbinders brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking, a film crewplayed by, and. Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival. The first shot in beware of a holy whore has the camera at waistlevel looking slightly upwards at deiters played by avantgarde filmmaker werner schroeter, who has brown hair spilling over his shoulders, and is dressed in a black cowboy suit. But not even the wizard of babylon was capable of making four or five good movies per year, and although fassbinder apparently considered beware of a holy whore to be one of his important films it has not aged well. Movies beware of a holy whore this is how the cinema looked, in 1971, to the twentysixyearold director rainer werner fassbinder, who already had ten feature films under his belt. Rainer werner fassbinders 1971 film about a movie crew trapped in a spanish seaside hotel, waiting first for the star eddie constantine to. Traveling blind max nelson on beware of a hol y whore. Beware of a holy whore new pal arthouse dvd fassbinder ebay.
Watch the front row beware of a holy whore the new yorker. Overview of beware of a holy whore, 1971, directed by rainer werner fassbinder, with lou castel, eddie constantine, marquard bohm, at turner classic movies. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The movie lives up to its title, which is what lured me in. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The interestingly titled beware of a holy whore is a selfdeprecating satire about the chaotic filmmaking of rainer werner fassbinder. Beware of a holy whore new pal arthouse dvd fassbinder. Email to friends share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter. Beware of a holy 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 production. Rainer werner fassbinders tenth feature, 1970s beware of a hol y whore which i discuss in this clip, is included in the crucial new boxed set early fassbinder, from criterion.
When the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to. Starring lou castel requiescant as the director and. 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 1971 the movie database tmdb. Jun 28, 2006 one opening shot sticks with me, though i could site others. Beware of a holy whore the 1971 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. 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.
Beware of a holy whore 1971 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Details about beware of a holy whore new pal arthouse dvd fassbinder. In 1971, a young filmmaker named rainer werner fassbinder directed a work that centers directly on the filmmaking process itself. 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. The performance took place on july 27, 2014 at 1pm in the kanter center and was cocommissioned by the mca and the poetry foundation. 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. Upon closer look, though, its really about rainer werner fassbinder making movies. Beware of a holy whore synopsis a troubled german film crew spends most of its time drinking, talking and waiting in a hotel. Film runs saturday, may 24, 2014 monday, may 26, 2014. A halfdecade into his own career, fassbinder playfully dove into the fractiousness of making a movie. Upon closer look, though, its really about rainer werner fassbinder making.