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Malina

1991 · 125 min

A hypnotic, unsettling plunge into obsession and identity, demanding patience but rewarding with raw emotional intensity.

Directed by
Werner Schroeter
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Carrière, Can Togay
Overview
An unusual story of a triangular relationship in Vienna. A woman shares an apartment with a man named Malina. The woman meets Ivan and falls under his spell. It will be her last great passion. Her feelings are so strong and all-encompassing that Ivan can neither understand nor return them.

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Directed by
Werner Schroeter
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Carrière, Can Togay
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • love
  • isolation
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity9
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Patricia Moraz, Elfriede Jelinek
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Germany, Austria
Languages
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