The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)

… sie währte nur einen halben Tag – und eine ganze Nacht.

Maria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in the war. She must rely on her beauty and ambition to navigate the difficult post-war years alone.

Director

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Writers

Pea Fröhlich, Peter Märthesheimer

Themes1940sblack marketeconomic miracleempowermentmarriagenew german cinemapenitentiarystrong womanworld war ii