Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung (Island without Hope) 1986 Ages 18+
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When
3.45am, Sat 3 Dec 2011 (804 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
'Reality in Egomania is cold and desolate and infused with an apocalyptic sense of futility and hopelessness — not unlike much West German culture of the mid-1980s.' DAH
Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film's characters — riddled with unconscious desires —find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman's actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief's raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.
Ages 18+
Production Credits
- Director /Script/Editor: Christoph Schlingensief
- Cinematographer: Dominikus Probst
- Music: Helge Schneider
- Cast: Uwe Fellensiek
- Production Company: Dem Filmproduktion Mühlheim
- Print Source / Rights: Filmgalerie 451
- Screening Format: Digital Cinema, 16mm
- Year: 1986
- Runtime: 84 minutes
- Country: West Germany
- Languages: German, Serbian, English
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Colour