Warnung vor einer Heiligen Nutte (Beware of a Holy Whore)

Warnung vor einer Heiligen Nutte (Beware of a Holy Whore) (1971)

  • 85% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 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

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1971 Limited
New Yorker Films

Critic Reviews

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    Beware of a Holy Whore is the work of a very young, very gifted film maker.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    [An] edgy, violent, impacted movie.

  • 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.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Interesting, but static and overlong.

  • 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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    Beware of a holy whore is life imitating art and a very self-indulgent parody from Fassbinder. It reminded me of Jean-Luc Godard's Passion (A film I didn't particularly enjoy - although Passion came later). Worth watching for Eddie Constantine's trade-mark scowl but… More

  • Arash X


    Fassbinder's (self-?)parody gets a bit monotonous after a while & feels forced & too obvious at times but overall the whole thing works somehow, Fassbinder & Castel are fun to watch

  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Beware of a Holy Whore", a German film crew is staying in a Spanish hotel waiting for production to start. The star(Eddie Constantine) and director(Lou Castel) arrive but still there are problems like the checks bouncing, causing non-delivery of the… More

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