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Beware of a Holy Whore
Beware of a Holy Whore
7.3
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1,009 Ratings

BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE

Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
West Germany, Italy, 1971
Comedy, Drama, Avant-Garde, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to the set of a movie they’re working on. In their absence, the film crew lacks a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.

Synopsis

Film director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to the set of a movie they’re working on. In their absence, the film crew lacks a purposeful way to spend their time waiting, so they drink heavily. However, as booze is downed and frustration sets in, morale hits rock bottom.

Our take

Set to the choicest Leonard Cohen needle drops, Fassbinder’s remarkably dissolute satire of the film industry unfolds in a heady cloud of booze, boobs, and bust-ups. Featuring acting legends Lou Castel and Eddie Constantine, this diatribe on filmmaking moves between the languid and the combustible.