# Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

> A stalled German film production becomes a caustic, self-aware pressure cooker of artistic authority, jealousy, and collective paralysis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20315

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Cast: Lou Castel, Eddie Constantine, Marquard Bohm, Hanna Schygulla, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Hannes Fuchs, Marcella Michelangeli
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067962/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: sardonic, absurd, claustrophobic, arthouse film night, film school screening

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