Synopsis: Maria (Hanna Schygulla) marries Hermann Braun in the last days of World War II, only to have him disappear in the war. Alone, Maria uses her beauty and ambition to prosper in Germany's “economic miracle†of the 1950’s. Fassbinder’s biggest international box-office success and the first part of his “postwar trilogy,†The Marriage of Maria Braun is a heartbreaking study of a woman picking herself up from the ruins of her own life, as well as a pointed metaphorical attack on a society determined to forget it’s past.
Other movie(s) found on this disc or in this box set: Lola, Veronika Voss
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Extra Features:
New Digital Transfer with Restored Image and Sound
Audio Commentary Tracks by Filmmaker Wim Wenders and Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus (The Marriage Of Maria Braun); Film Critic and Author Tony Rayns (Veronika Voss), and Film Scholar Christian Braad Thomsen (Lola)
Exclusive Interviews with Fassbinder's Leading Women Hanna Schygulla (Maria Braun), Rosel Zech (Veronika Voss), and Barbara Sukowa (Lola)
New Interviews with Cinematographer Xaver Schwarzenberger, Screenwriter Peter Marthesheimer, and Fassbinder Scholar Eric Rentschler
Life Stories: A Conversation With R.W. Fassbinder, a Rare 49-Minute Interview Made for German Television
I Don't Just Want You To Love Me, a Feature-Length Documentary of Fassbinder's Life and Career
Dance With Death (Tanz Mit Dem Tod), a One-Hour Portrait of UFA Studios Star Sybille Schmitz, Fassbinder's Inspiration for the Character Veronika Voss
Theatrical Trailers for The Marriage Of Maria Braun, Veronika Voss and Lola
Senior Curator of MoMa's Film and Media Department Laurence Kardish in Conversation with Fassbinder Film Editor Juliane Lorenz
52-Page Book Featuring a New Essay by Film Critic Kent Jones and Production Histories of the Trilogy by Author Michael Toteberg (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
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