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Sheer Madness

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University professor Olga (Hanna Schygulla) becomes close friends with painter Ruth (Angela Winkler) after stopping her from killing herself at a party. The burgeoning relationship between the two women alarms both of their families. Mentally unstable Ruth lives with her husband, Franz (Peter Striebeck), who feels threatened by his wife's intense friendship with Olga. When Franz arranges for the two to take a cruise, Ruth begins to realize she must separate from her husband to find herself.
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Synopsis University professor Olga (Hanna Schygulla) becomes close friends with painter Ruth (Angela Winkler) after stopping her from killing herself at a party. The burgeoning relationship between the two women alarms both of their families. Mentally unstable Ruth lives with her husband, Franz (Peter Striebeck), who feels threatened by his wife's intense friendship with Olga. When Franz arranges for the two to take a cruise, Ruth begins to realize she must separate from her husband to find herself.
Director
Margarethe von Trotta
Producer
Margaret Ménégoz, Eberhard Junkersdorf
Screenwriter
Margarethe von Trotta
Distributor
R5/S8
Production Co
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Les Films du Losange, Bioskop Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 25, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
1h 50m