Heller Wahn (1983)
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Hanna Schygulla and Angela Winkler are the stars of the German psychological drama Friends and Husbands. Having both been burned by unhappy relationships with men, Schygulla and Winkler become more and more reliant upon each other. The men in their lives can't come to grips with their strong friendship, and begin writing off Schygulla and Winkler as "oddballs." As in most of her films, writer/director Margarethe von Trotta probes the unspoken human complexities that draw people together. Von Trotta also weaves a political subtext into the proceedings: it isn't immediately obvious, but it's there all the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Hanna Schygulla, Angela Winkler, (more)
- Director(s):
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Heller Wahn
Hanna Schygulla and Angela Winkler are the stars of the German psychological drama Friends and Husbands. Having both been burned by unhappy relationships with men, Schygulla and Winkler become more and more reliant upon each other. The men in their lives can't come to grips with their strong friendship, and begin writing off Schygulla and Winkler as "oddballs." As in most of her films, writer/director Margarethe von Trotta probes the unspoken human complexities that draw people together. Von Trotta also weaves a political subtext into the proceedings: it isn't immediately obvious, but it's there all the same. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 106 mins
Complete Cast of Heller Wahn
- Hanna Schygulla - Olga
- Peter Striebeck - Franz
- Franz Buchrieser - Dieter
- Agnes Fink - Mother
- Jochen Striebeck - Bruno
- Werner Eichhorn - Schiesinger
- Peter Aust - Hansen
- Doris Schade
- Axel Milberg
- Angela Winkler - Ruth
- Christine Fersen - Erika
- Vladimir Yordanoff - Alexej
- Felix Moeller - Christof
- Therese Affolter - Renate
- Helga Ballhaus - Gallery Owner
- Carla Egerer - Frau Hansen
- Felix von Manteuffel
- Director(s):
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Writer(s):
- Margarethe von Trotta
- Producer(s):
- Eberhard Junkersdorf
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