Malina

Malina

125 mins | Drama, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy | Jan. 17, 1991

A complex and enigmatic plot that evokes the life of Bachmann. The story develops around an unusual triangular relationship, a threesome between a woman of unknown name, a man named Malina and a Hungarian, Ivan, with whom she falls in love. Ivan will be his last great love, but their need for exclusivity in love is so strong that it can not be understood or matched. Malina is a struggle, a confrontation between two worlds strange and hostile.

Malina

125 mins | Drama, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy | Jan. 17, 1991

Malina
A complex and enigmatic plot that evokes the life of Bachmann. The story develops around an unusual triangular relationship, a threesome between a woman of unknown name, a man named Malina and a Hungarian, Ivan, with whom she falls in love. Ivan will be his last great love, but their need for exclusivity in love is so strong that it can not be understood or matched. Malina is a struggle, a confrontation between two worlds strange and hostile.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Kuchenreuther Filmproduktion GmbH, Neue Studio Film
Original title Malina
Directors Boris Manner, Dana Cebulla, Werner Schroeter
Writers Ingeborg Bachmann, Patricia Moraz, Elfriede Jelinek

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

as Die Frau

Lisa Kreuzer

as Die Frau (voice)

Mathieu Carrière

as Malina

Can Togay

as Ivan

Fritz Schediwy

as Father

Isolde Barth

as Mutter der Frau

Libgart Schwarz

as Miss Jelinek

Peter Kern

as Bulgare

Wiebke Frost

as Schwester

Lolita Chammah

as Kind

Hanno Pöschl

as Briefträger

Bernd Stegemann

as Veranstalter

Gertrud Roll

as Kellnerin