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Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)
Directed by Christoph Schlingensief
Overview
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.
Length 87 minutes
Actors
Udo Kier | Tilda Swinton | Uwe Fellensiek | Anna Fechter | Anastasia Kudelka | Sergej Gleithmann | Dietrich Kuhlbrodt | Wolfgang Schulte | Ark Boysen | Melf Boysen | Werner Funke