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The Mystery of Oberwald

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A killer (Franco Branciaroli) confronts a secluded Ruritanian queen (Monica Vitti) whose husband was assassinated on their wedding day.

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Gilbert Adair Sight & Sound 08/01/2015
Mine is a minority opinion, but I am convinced that his experiments with video and colour will make Il Mistero di Oberwald the Becky Sharp of cinema's long-promised and long-deferred electronic era. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 07/31/2007
The choice of the Cocteau play seems more arbitrary than inevitable, which raises the form-versus-content issue even more than in most Antonioni features. Go to Full Review Noel Murray AV Club 06/04/2001
The visual play is interesting, but it doesn't make the director's case that video is as viable as film for artful storytelling. Go to Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) 08/23/2019
The end result is cold. The melodrama's emotion and the technical magic are absent. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/02/2015
C+
Too stage-bound and the dialogue is too tacky. Go to Full Review TV Guide 08/29/2006
3.5/4
This opulent made-for-Italian-TV production is a must-see for both for fans of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni and of legendary surrealist Jean Cocteau. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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04/11/2008 antonioni decouvre les joies de la video et donne une lecon de cinema a cocteau. d'accord, 40 ans se sont ecoules. See more 10/05/2007 A decade passed between the first and second time I saw this film. It's so bizarre. I continue to try to find a place for it in my brain. I don't in all ways love it, but it's interesting and odd. See more 08/10/2007 Michelangelo's most dreadful mistake. A horrible experiment with video. Poor Monica Vitti. See more 07/31/2007 A strange little chamber drama that may have opened the door for others to condescend to experimenting with video. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Michelangelo Antonioni

Director

Monica Vitti

The Queen

Franco Branciaroli

Sebastian

Paolo Bonacelli

Count of Foehn

Elisabetta Pozzi

Edith de Berg

Luigi Diberti

Willenstein

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The Mystery of Oberwald

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Movie Info

Synopsis A killer (Franco Branciaroli) confronts a secluded Ruritanian queen (Monica Vitti) whose husband was assassinated on their wedding day.
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Producer
Sergio Benvenuti, Giancarlo Bernardoni, Alessandro von Norman
Screenwriter
Michelangelo Antonioni, Jean Cocteau, Tonino Guerra
Distributor
Facets
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 3, 1981, Original
Runtime
2h 9m