Die ehe der Maria Braun 1979

Critics score:
93 / 100

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Vincent Canby, New York Times: The Marriage of Maria Braun is both an epic comedy and a romantic ballad, two not especially friendly forms that become seamlessly one in the sweet, tough, brilliantly complex performance of Hanna Schygulla. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Though Fassbinder takes a more open attitude toward his characters, letting them exist as fully developed psychological specimens, his deadly irony continues to operate on the level of mise-en-scene. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Fassbinder himself was cruel and distant to those around him, particularly those who loved him, and in Maria Braun, he created an indelible monster who is perversely fascinating. Read more

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