The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship quickly turns into a deeply passionate love affair that threatens to overtake them both. When Milena ends up in the hospital from an overdose, Alex is taken into custody by Inspector Netusil.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
171 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicolas RoegDirector
- Yale UdoffScreenplay
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Art GarfunkelAlex Linden
- Theresa RussellMilena Flaherty
- Harvey KeitelInspector Netusil
- Denholm ElliottStefan Vognic
- Daniel MasseyFoppish Man
- Dana GillespieAmy Miller
- William HootkinsCol. Taylor
- Eugene LipinskiHospital Policeman
- George RoubicekPoliceman #1
- Stefan GryffPoliceman #2
- Sevilla DelofskiCzech Receptionist
- Robert WalkerKonrad
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Themes
obsessionoverdoseinspectorlovepsychiatristvienna, austriaextramarital affairpink floyd