Egomania: Island Without Hope

Overview

Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 20, 1987

Original language

German

Spoken languages

English, German, Serbian (Latin)

Countries

Germany

Production

DEM Film

Cast

Udo Kier,Tilda Swinton,Uwe Fellensiek,Anna Fechter,Anastasia Kudelka,Sergej Gleithmann,Dietrich Kuhlbrodt,Wolfgang Schulte,Ark Boysen,Melf Boysenand 1 more

Director

Christoph Schlingensief

Writer

Christoph Schlingensief

Producer

Christoph Schlingensief,Wolfgang Schulte

Cinematography

Dominikus Probst

Music

Helge Schneider,Christoph Schlingensief,Ella Johnson,Tom Dokoupil

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0090998