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A Woman in Flames

1983 · 106 min

A cool, unsettling plunge into desire and power, watching a woman's liberation curdle into something colder and more dangerous.

Overview
Eva, an upper-class housewife, frustratedly leaves her arrogant husband and decides to enter the call girl business. She lets Yvonne, a prostitute, teach her the basics and both set out for prey together, until Eva starts an affair with Chris, who turns out to be a call boy, as well. Consequently, she moves into his penthouse, large enough for both to offer their services separately.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • power
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert van Ackeren
Written by
Robert van Ackeren, Catharina Zwerenz
Starring
Gudrun Landgrebe, Mathieu Carrière, Hanns Zischler, Gabriele Lafari, Matthias Fuchs, Klaus Mikoleit, Magdalena Montezuma, Carola Regnier
Music
Peer Raben
Cinematography
Jürgen Jürges
Runtime
106 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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