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DevinM1978

10May12

Like 'Ali,' it's a Fassbinder film with parallels to classic Hollywood (in this case, 1940s-50s Joan Crawford films). At once sensual, funny, and keenly observant, it's probably his greatest achievement. Having the main character embody postwar Germany - resolved to not looking back, relishing the gaining of more and more power while not appreciating its soul-numbing - this is a film that will never be forgotten.

Diana Estrada

2Apr12

Maria Braun is the best female character ever built. She is the epitome of the perfect woman the amazon, the sibyl and the hetaira.

-Firebird

22Mar12

a multi-dimentional, brutally expressive masterpiece.

Clayton

16Feb12

has both the funniest opening and ending scenes ever committed to film. brutally dark.

Dizzydent

9Dec11

A truly special film. There is so much going on in the frame: layers and layers of sounds and visuals and meaning. It helped me understand myself better.

Sadhaka

3Nov11

Fassbinder channels Sirk through the German economic miracle. High melodrama. The tragedy of Maria Braun, don't let life pass you by.

ruby stevens

13Sep11

bravura performance from hanna schygulla! and i didn't even realize michael ballhaus got his start with fassbinder. great look to this film

trolley freak

12Sep11

Fassbinder's stated intention was to make 'German Hollywood Films' and with this landmark melodrama, influenced by the films of Douglas Sirk, he made his most commercially successful attempt. In the title role in one of the key films of the 'New German Cinema', Schygulla is sexy and mesmerising as the woman trying to make her way in Post-Second World War Germany whilst waiting for her husband's release from prison...

David Huxley

9Aug11

This is one of Fassbinder's most accessible films, and one of his most political, although in subtext. It's both a melodramatic "women's film" about female independence and a socio-political film that is a subtle indictment of post-WWII West German capitalism. Hanna Schygulla's performance is a knockout, and the costumes and set design strengthen the virtues of this period piece.

DeJardinblum

8Jul11

Fassbinder's two hour buildup to a punchline of "Don't take this miracle seriously."

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catch_33

20Jun11

Perhaps I was too tired, but this was overlong, boring and not particularly funny or insightful. Kind of really disappointing considering the other films I've seen of his.