Despair (film)
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| Despair | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| Written by |
Tom Stoppard (screenplay) Vladimir Nabokov (novel) |
| Starring |
Dirk Bogarde Andréa Ferréol Klaus Löwitsch Volker Spengler |
| Music by | Peer Raben |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Distributed by |
Filmverlag der Autoren (West Germany) New Line Cinema (USA) |
| Release dates |
1978 (West Germany) 1979 (USA) |
| Running time | 120 |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | English |
Despair is a 1978 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Dirk Bogarde, based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov. It was entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011.
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde – Hermann Hermann
- Andréa Ferréol – Lydia Hermann
- Klaus Löwitsch – Felix Weber
- Volker Spengler – Ardalion
- Peter Kern – Müller
- Alexander Allerson (de) – Mayer
- Gottfried John – Perebrodov
- Hark Bohm – Doctor
- Bernhard Wicki – Orlovius
- Adrian Hoven – Inspector Schelling
- Roger Fritz – Inspector Braun
- Y Sa Lo – Elsie
- Armin Meier – 1st and 2nd Twin and Foreman
- Ingrid Caven – Hotel receptionist
- Voli Geiler – Madam
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Despair". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
External links
- Despair at the Internet Movie Database
- Despair at allmovie
- A Date with Fassbinder & Despair, Phillip Lopate, lingo 6
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