Overview
An unusual story of a triangular relationship in Vienna. A woman shares an apartment with a man named Malina. The woman meets Ivan and falls under his spell. It will be her last great passion. Her feelings are so strong and all-encompassing that Ivan can neither understand nor return them.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Malina
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Setting
Set in Vienna
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Music
Music by Giacomo Manzoni
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Elfi Mikesch
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Elfriede JelinekWriter
- Patricia MorazWriter
- Ingeborg BachmannNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 17, 1991
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Austria
Cast
Isabelle HuppertDie Frau
Mathieu CarrièreMalina
Can TogayIvan
Fritz SchediwyFather
Isolde BarthMutter der Frau
Libgart SchwarzMiss Jelinek
Peter KernBulgare
Wiebke FrostSchwester
Lolita ChammahKind
Hanno PöschlBriefträger
Bernd StegemannVeranstalter
Oana Solomon
Gertrud RollKellnerin
Lisa KreuzerDie Frau (voice)
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