The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Story of the successful author Dr. Jekyll. One day, Hyde, one of his invented characters, detaches himself from the story and enters Jekyll's life. With the help of the fairy Jeanny, Hyde takes away Jekyll's penis, and later also his hair and teeth, and increasingly pushes him out of his successful life.
Ratings
IMDb4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Oskar RoehlerScreenplay
- Martin TodsharowOriginal Music Composer
- Oskar RoehlerDirector
Cast
- Edgar SelgeJekyll
- Katja FlintJeanny
- Ralf RichterHyde
- Wolfgang JoopPsychiatrist
- Hannelore ElsnerDoctor’s Receptionist
- Zora HoltJulia
- Sonja KerskesBabsy
- Dieter LaserBasalt / Professor / Host
- Natalia WörnerTina
- Vadim GlownaHermann / Gallery Owner
- Eva MattesBookseller
- Gerry JochumPolitician
Themes
midlife crisispsychologycastrationalter egoauthorpsychiatrist