In Thomas Ostermeier's stage version of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film, Maria marries German soldier Hermann Braun during World War II. The couple spend over a decade apart due to forces largely beyond Maria's control. To survive in postwar Germany, she becomes a sex worker, a wealthy industrialist's mistress, and eventually a ruthless capitalist during the German economic miracle, while still asserting her loyalty to Hermann.
Thomas Ostermeier
Director
Peter Märthesheimer
Writer
Pea Fröhlich
Writer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writer
Hannes Rossacher
Director
Fast Girls60%
Hungry Hearts65%
The Cut59%
Salomé61%
Hands of Stone66%
Gracie61%
What Maisie Knew71%
TalhotBlond63%
Girl in the Box67%
The Attack68%
Eleanor the Great68%
La joven69%
Mansfield Park60%
Three Christs66%
Resurrecting the Champ63%
Hamlet74%
The Pumpkin Eater66%
The Nest60%
Girl in the Bunker71%
Adopt a Highway66%