The Marriage of Maria Braun
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The Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that follows a woman's struggle for survival and independence in post-World War II Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Marriage of Maria Braun canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10281921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Marriage of Maria Braun Context triple: [Hanna Schygulla, notableWork, The Marriage of Maria Braun]
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A.
The Night Porter
The Night Porter is a controversial 1974 Italian psychological drama film that explores a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi officer and a concentration camp survivor, noted for its provocative themes and Charlotte Rampling’s haunting performance.
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B.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
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C.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum is a 1975 German film, based on Heinrich Böll’s novel, that critiques tabloid journalism and state power through the story of a young woman whose life is destroyed by a media scandal.
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D.
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice is a 1982 drama film, based on William Styron's novel, that follows a Holocaust survivor's harrowing past and present in postwar Brooklyn.
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E.
The Reader
The Reader is a 2008 romantic drama film, based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel, that explores guilt, memory, and moral responsibility in post-World War II Germany through the relationship between a young man and an older former concentration camp guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Marriage of Maria Braun Target entity description: The Marriage of Maria Braun is a 1979 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that follows a woman's struggle for survival and independence in post-World War II Germany.
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A.
The Night Porter
The Night Porter is a controversial 1974 Italian psychological drama film that explores a sadomasochistic relationship between a former Nazi officer and a concentration camp survivor, noted for its provocative themes and Charlotte Rampling’s haunting performance.
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B.
Mauthausen Trilogy
The Mauthausen Trilogy is a powerful song cycle by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, based on poems about the Holocaust and the experiences of prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp.
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C.
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum is a 1975 German film, based on Heinrich Böll’s novel, that critiques tabloid journalism and state power through the story of a young woman whose life is destroyed by a media scandal.
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D.
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice is a 1982 drama film, based on William Styron's novel, that follows a Holocaust survivor's harrowing past and present in postwar Brooklyn.
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E.
The Reader
The Reader is a 2008 romantic drama film, based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel, that explores guilt, memory, and moral responsibility in post-World War II Germany through the relationship between a young man and an older former concentration camp guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
West German film
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film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.66:1 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Bear for Best Actress (Hanna Schygulla) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Michael Ballhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Rainer Werner Fassbinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Tango-Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Juliane Lorenz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | New German Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veronika Voss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a woman's struggle for survival and independence in post-World War II Germany ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic miracle in West Germany
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female independence ⓘ marriage and infidelity ⓘ postwar reconstruction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Maria Braun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peer Raben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical portrayal of West Germany's postwar economic boom
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one of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's most acclaimed films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | BRD Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (first film of BRD Trilogy) ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Fengler
NERFINISHED
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Albatros Filmproduktion
NERFINISHED
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Tango-Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | February 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | Berlin International Film Festival 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Pea Fröhlich
NERFINISHED
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Peter Märthesheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainer Werner Fassbinder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Hanna Schygulla
NERFINISHED
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Ivan Desny NERFINISHED ⓘ Klaus Löwitsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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