Obsession (1997)
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In order to solve a family mystery, John, a stonemason from Zimbabwe, travels to Berlin to search for 1928 footage of a tightrope walker at Niagara Falls. While there, he becomes romantically obsessed with Miriam, a French rock musician in an all-girl band. Unfortunately, Miriam is totally in love with her boyfriend Pierre, a talented scientist. Running parallel to the main plot is that of Jacob, a Jewish tailor who in the film's early scenes is caught shoplifting, an act that will have troubling ramifications for John, who gets caught in the middle of Jacob's attempt to flee the crime scene. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Heike Makatsch, Charles Berling, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Sehr
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Obsession
In order to solve a family mystery, John, a stonemason from Zimbabwe, travels to Berlin to search for 1928 footage of a tightrope walker at Niagara Falls. While there, he becomes romantically obsessed with Miriam, a French rock musician in an all-girl band. Unfortunately, Miriam is totally in love with her boyfriend Pierre, a talented scientist. Running parallel to the main plot is that of Jacob, a Jewish tailor who in the film's early scenes is caught shoplifting, an act that will have troubling ramifications for John, who gets caught in the middle of Jacob's attempt to flee the crime scene. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Obsession
- Heike Makatsch - Miriam Auerbach
- Daniel Craig - John MacHale
- Allen Garfield - Simon Frischmuth
- Daniel Gélin - Xavier
- Charles Berling - Pierre
- Seymour Cassel - Jacob Frischmuth
- Marie-Christine Barrault - Ella Beckmann
- Director(s):
- Peter Sehr
- Writer(s):
- Peter Sehr, Marie Noelle
- Producer(s):
- Wolfgang Esterer
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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