The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Christoph SchlingensiefDirector
- Christoph SchlingensiefScreenplay
- Christoph SchlingensiefOriginal Music Composer
- Helge SchneiderOriginal Music Composer
- Tom DokoupilOriginal Music Composer
- Ella JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Udo KierBaron Tante Teufel
- Tilda SwintonSally
- Uwe FellensiekWilliam
- Anna FechterRia
- Anastasia KudelkaAnastasia
- Sergej GleithmannAnatol
- Dietrich KuhlbrodtNotary
- Wolfgang SchulteNotary's Assistant
- Ark BoysenSailor
- Melf BoysenSmall Boy
- Werner FunkeNarrator