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Liebestraum

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Raised as an adopted child, architecture professor Nick Kaminsky (Kevin Anderson) returns home to be near his biological mother, Lillian Anderson Munnsen (Kim Novak), during her last days. While wandering around the small town, Nick encounters old friend Paul Kessler (Bill Pullman), who is preparing to demolish a store where a couple once died in a murder-suicide. Nick begins an affair with Paul's wife, Jane (Pamela Gidley), unaware that their pasts are intertwined with the lurid deaths.

Critics Reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Liebestraum is another exercise in style, and it looks good, but Figgis' screenplay unfortunately labors to bring forth a revelation that is not only perfectly obvious, but isn't very interesting anyway. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Kathleen Maher Austin Chronicle Rated: 2/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Rated: 2/5 Jan 30, 2004 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice An intriguing and stylistically luxuriant film Jul 19, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I surprisingly liked it! I watched this movie for Kim Novak. But it left an impression on me due to the cinematography and music as well as acting! The plot is pretty thin but somehow it works enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Lynch-esque. The tv version is awful. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Had a few really good sections, but I really wish I'd found something special when I bought it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It sounds like a interesting movie to watch. But even the critics...wouldn't I mind? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Very stylish movie, often overlooked. MGM delivered some cracking stuff in the in the 60's, 70's and 80's. The decline started in the 90's, even the James bond bandwagon started hitting the gutter thanks to some hilarious acting from Dalton and Brosnan yet this movie was one of their better ones. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hard to find, but worth it. A fairly original take on the reincarnation theme, Similar with regard to the bizarre to Lynch's Blue Velvet and equally clever if not better. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Raised as an adopted child, architecture professor Nick Kaminsky (Kevin Anderson) returns home to be near his biological mother, Lillian Anderson Munnsen (Kim Novak), during her last days. While wandering around the small town, Nick encounters old friend Paul Kessler (Bill Pullman), who is preparing to demolish a store where a couple once died in a murder-suicide. Nick begins an affair with Paul's wife, Jane (Pamela Gidley), unaware that their pasts are intertwined with the lurid deaths.
Director
Mike Figgis
Producer
Eric Fellner
Screenwriter
Mike Figgis
Production Co
Initial Entertainment Group
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 24, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.6K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround