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Malina (1991)
director of photography:
Elfi Mikesch
cast:
Isabelle Huppert, Lisa Kreuzer, Mathieu Carrière, Can Togay, Fritz Schediwy, Isolde Barth, Libgart Schwarz, Peter Kern
director:
Werner Schroeter
running time:
125 min.
synopsis
A complex and enigmatic plot that evokes the life of Bachmann. The story develops around an unusual triangular relationship, a threesome between a woman of unknown name, a man named Malina and a Hungarian, Ivan, with whom she falls in love. Ivan will be his last great love, but their need for exclusivity in love is so strong that it can not be understood or matched. Malina is a struggle, a confrontation between two worlds strange and hostile.
A complex and enigmatic plot that evokes the life of Bachmann. The story develops around an unusual triangular relationship, a threesome between a woman of unknown name, a man named Malina and a Hungarian, Ivan, with whom she falls in love. Ivan will be his last great love, but their need for exclusivity in love is so strong that it can not be understood or matched. Malina is a struggle, a confrontation between two worlds strange and hostile.
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