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Obsession

1997 · 105 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged love triangle that feels both intimate and tense, with a melancholic undercurrent.

Directed by
Peter Sehr
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Music
Tagline
There Is No Easy Way Out
Overview
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful encounter in a Berlin train station. The allure of forbidden love becomes irresistible, and an intense love triangle is ignited. Who will Miriam choose? Who will walk away? For two men who desperately adore the same woman and for the woman who loves them equally...there is no easy way out.

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Directed by
Peter Sehr
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Music
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, music, romance
Directed by
Peter Sehr
Written by
Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr
Starring
Heike Makatsch, Daniel Craig, Seymour Cassel, Allen Garfield, Marie-Christine Barrault, Daniel Gélin, Inga Busch, Katja Ackermann
Music
Micki Meuser
Cinematography
David Watkin
Runtime
105 min
Country
France, Germany
Languages
German, English, French

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