Drama · France · 1983 · 1h 45m

Sheer Madness

Heller Wahn

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Director
Margarethe von Trotta
Cast
Hanna Schygulla as Olga Angela Winkler as Ruth Peter Striebeck as Franz Christine Fersen as Erika Franz Buchrieser as Dieter Wladimir Yordanoff as Alexaj
Crew
Michael Ballhaus — Director of Photography Dagmar Hirtz — Editor Nicolas Economou — Original Music Composer Margarethe von Trotta — Writer Margaret Ménégoz — Producer Eberhard Junkersdorf — Producer
Synopsis

Two women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with the men in their lives.

Mood & Themes
friendshipwoman director
Key Collaborators
Margarethe von Trotta Director Michael Ballhaus Director of Photography Dagmar Hirtz Editor Nicolas Economou Original Music Composer Margarethe von Trotta Writer Margaret Ménégoz Producer Eberhard Junkersdorf Producer Monika Hasse Costume Design
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