MV5BMmY2NWYwOGUtNDliMi00MzViLTg4ZjYtNDdiZWIxOTNhZjgxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjM2NjU3MDc@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,768,1000_AL_.jpg — The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

**Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder**
**Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottried John, George Eagles**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Themes, Writing, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)

November 8, 2019

Shortly after the end of World War II, a newly married woman in post-war Germany struggles to survive without her husband.

MV5BMTMyOTEzMjMwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzk0Mjc3Ng@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,683,1000_AL_.jpg — World on a Wire (1973)

**Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder**
**Starring: Klaus Lowitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 3 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, World Building, Cinematography, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Pacing**

World on a Wire (1973)

July 12, 2019

Set in the near future. After one of his colleagues dies mysteriously, a scientist named Fred Stiller decides to investigate further. He uncovers a conspiracy that could alter the fabric of reality as he knows it.

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