Warnung vor einer Heiligen Nutte (Beware of a Holy Whore) (1971)
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85% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(1,306 ratings)
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 succeeded both technically and as drama. In it, a German film crew sits in their Italian hotel, waiting for the arrival of their director (Lou Castel), their… More 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 succeeded both technically and as drama. In it, a German film crew sits in their Italian hotel, waiting for the arrival of their director (Lou Castel), their star (Eddie Constantine) and more money. While they wait, argue, complain, and enter and leave romances, the delusions of a whole community of filmmakers are humorously unveiled. This film is said to be a scathing and satirical self-criticism by Fassbinder of his own methods and of his colleagues and entourage. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Written By
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1971 Limited
- Studio
- New Yorker Films
Critic Reviews
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
Beware of a Holy Whore is the work of a very young, very gifted film maker.
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
[An] edgy, violent, impacted movie.
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Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
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 reserved for hard drinking.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Interesting, but static and overlong.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Fassbinder stacks the cast around the limited space with the mastery of a chess player, creating a strong sense of ennui, sexual frustration and creative stagnation.
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Cast
- Herb Andress
- Harry Baer
- Peter Berling
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Lou Castel
as Director
- Ingrid Caven
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Eddie Constantine
as Eddi Constantine
- Benjamin Lev
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Marcella Michelangeli
as Margret
- Mario Novelli
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Karl Scheydt
as Manfred
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Hanna Schygulla
as Hanna
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Sascha
- Ulli Lommel
- Magdalena Montezuma
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Kurt Raab
as Fred
- Werner Schroeter
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Margarethe von Trotta
as Babs
- Katrin Schaake
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Hannes Fuchs
as David
- Michael Fengler
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Marquard Bohm
as Ricky
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem