Liebestraum (film)

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Liebestraum

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Directed by Mike Figgis
Produced by Eric Fellner
Written by Mike Figgis
Starring Kevin Anderson
Pamela Gidley
Bill Pullman
Kim Novak
Music by Mike Figgis
Cinematography Juan Ruiz Anchía
Editing by Martin Hunter
Distributed by MGM
Release date(s) September 13, 1991
Running time 112 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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Liebestraum is a 1991 thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, with Kim Novak, Kevin Anderson, Alicia Witt and Taina Elg.[1]

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[edit] Plot

Nick (Kevin Anderson) is an architectural writer who goes home to be with his dying mother, Mrs. Anderssen (Kim Novak) from whom he was separated as a baby.

There he meets an old friend and has an affair with his friend's wife, who was herself adopted after her mother went insane.

Through a series of coincidences and investigation Nick learns some terrible truths concerning all.

[edit] Background

The title is taken from Franz Liszt's composition Liebesträume.

Much of the movie, especially its external shots, was filmed in Binghamton, New York. The plot centers on a building with a cast iron frame, and Binghamton's downtown area includes one of the few cast-iron buildings still standing.

When Mike Figgis' 1991 erotic thriller Liebestraum made its VHS debut, it was in two editions — the R-rated theatrical release and the unrated director's cut. Now the film is making its DVD bow as part of MGM's Avant-Garde Cinema series, but only in a single, R-rated edition. However, the deleted scene that marks the difference between the two versions is included as a bonus feature. [2]

[edit] Cast

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Liebestraum at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Reel DVD Review, comments by Pam Grady.
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