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Malina

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A writer (Isabelle Huppert) is thrown into a turmoil as she tries to decide between her husband and her lover.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 11/16/2020
One of the most fertile and furious blends of literature and cinema... Go to Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Jan 22
It goes completely bonkers in the last 30 minutes as things turn completely surreal. Huppert gives all to her blistering performance as a woman who desperately needs to validate her existence. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 11/25/2020
4.5/5
It's a distressing portrait of a woman in the process of a slow-burn self-immolation. And perhaps at last, three decades after its release, we can rediscover the brilliance of Bachmann. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 11/20/2020
B+
It's a grim film, but I did find it provocative, intellectually stimulating and unique. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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01/28/2018 Huppert is specially incredible here. The "metaphor" and "slice of life" scenes work equally beautiful. See more 07/17/2012 Could be nearly as painful to view as the woman in the film is tortured by her nightmares. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Werner Schroeter

Director

Isabelle Huppert

The Woman

Mathieu Carrière

Malina

Can Togay

Ivan

Fritz Schediwy

Father

Isolde Barth

Mother
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Movie Info

Synopsis A writer (Isabelle Huppert) is thrown into a turmoil as she tries to decide between her husband and her lover.
Director
Werner Schroeter
Screenwriter
Elfriede Jelineck
Production Co
ZDF, Neue Studio Film, Kuchenreuther Filmproduktion GmbH
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2020
Runtime
2h 3m