Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) | Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

In this episode, we discuss Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Beware of a Holy Whore, including the autobiographical elements, Fassbinder's painterly compositions, and how the film makes the viewer an active participant.

See where Beware of a Holy Whore is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

• "Eclipse Series 39: Early Fassbinder" by Michael Koresky

• "Hanna Schygulla: How Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Favourite Actor “Survived” His Abuse" by Thomas Coll

• End of the Commune? (1970)

• Fassbinder in 5: Michael Koresky on an Aesthetic Revolution (The Criterion Channel)

• Life Stories: A Conversation with R.W. Fassbinder (The Criterion Channel)

Additional Audio Sources:

• Santa Lucia by Elvis Presley

• Let's Go Get Stoned by Ray Charles

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