maria braun got married right middle combat around husband hermann explosion ripped building begin with hermann sign papers pile rubble street perhaps may strike heavyhanded metaphor whats come marriage rocks speak betrothal husband goes war held russian prison camp unbenownst helpless hopeful proud maria keeps standing depressing rubble train station come home others dont sign awaiting hermannbr br trouble arises happens rainer werner fassbinders melodramas one best provocative see maria uncommonly gorgeous hanna schygulla role twoface shell stand man even means working bar american gis and even still hears fellow soldier hermann died still stand sleeps black gi comes close bearing child that is naturally reappears murder occurs takes rap safe working german businessman effectively sympathetic ivan desny becoming sometimes mistress rising star company maria whatever takes successful shell always marriedbr br its hard say theres anything maria fascinating money sex power become interchangeable maria like feminist cake eats sultry smile gets husband less actually lot less last ten minutes film obtaining things man dotes whenever can new expensive house servants secretary money others around getting due already man weak position rise anywhere such secretary played interestingly enough fassbinders motherbr br maria sexy confident alone idealized life going life made shade says two men american soldier poor old sick oswald fond them time stick roses confused soulsearching husband hermann sends canada released prison casts profile feminist would love trounce understand coming going waybr br fassbinder employs inherent contradiction moments maria appear go conventions melodrama for example hermann walking jubilant halfnaked maria gi masterpiece scene marias reaction surprise guilt pure happiness see hes let alone alive sticking guns director highminded technique storyline predictable really like one big metaphor country that war really move normalcy times fassbinder puts sound radio background see maria walking around family house hustle bustle going around her radio speaks divided germany things still unsettled disarray maybe way cope excess maybe thats interpretation itbr br its hard tell really schygullas stare face eyes anyway incredible performance really one showstoppers captures glamor allure oldtime hollywood female star downanddirty ethic girl streets telling opposing costumes one sees one scene finally husband stars one superlustful black lingerie pieces high heels moves dress without even thinking it thats almost essence maria is schygulla wonderfully gets down headstrong somehow loving figure adored perplexed men around her sometimes single sentence fassbinder captures wonderful first part trilogy might overall prefer veronika voss masterpiece maria braun perhaps good character study makes woman tick tock almost nothing lose