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Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)

The Greatest Love Drama of All Time

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Christoph Schlingensief
Writer : Christoph Schlingensief

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Baron Tante Teufel
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Sally
Uwe Fellensiek
Uwe Fellensiek
William
Anna Fechter
Anna Fechter
Ria
Anastasia Kudelka
Anastasia Kudelka
Anastasia
Sergej Gleithmann
Sergej Gleithmann
Anatol
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
Dietrich Kuhlbrodt
Notary
Wolfgang Schulte
Wolfgang Schulte
Notary's Assistant
Ark Boysen
Ark Boysen
Sailor
Melf Boysen
Melf Boysen
Small Boy
Werner Funke
Werner Funke
Narrator

Crews

Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Director
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Screenplay
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Producer
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Editor
Wolfgang Schulte
Wolfgang Schulte
Producer
Dominikus Probst
Dominikus Probst
Director of Photography
Anna Fechter
Anna Fechter
Costume Design
Christoph Schlingensief
Christoph Schlingensief
Original Music Composer
Helge Schneider
Helge Schneider
Original Music Composer
Tom Dokoupil
Tom Dokoupil
Original Music Composer
Ella Johnson
Ella Johnson
Original Music Composer
Alf Olbrisch
Alf Olbrisch
Sound
Frank Rehberg
Frank Rehberg
Production Assistant
Beatrice Hasler
Beatrice Hasler
Assistant Director
Uli Hanisch
Uli Hanisch
Graphic Designer
Kim Koch
Kim Koch
Assistant Camera
Beatrice Hasler
Beatrice Hasler
Assistant Editor
Juliane Lorenz
Juliane Lorenz
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