A cold, controlled descent into obsession and self-destruction, difficult to watch yet impossible to look away from.
About 2001 film directed by Michael Haneke
Genres drama, romance, erotic thriller
Directed by Michael Haneke
Written by Michael Haneke
Starring Eva Green, Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Susanne Lothar, Benoît Magimel, Udo Samel, Georg Friedrich, Klaus Händl
Runtime 131 min
Country Austria, France, Germany
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