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A Woman in Flames

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In this sensual German drama, Eva (Gudrun Landgrebe), a wealthy housewife, leaves her conceited husband and becomes a call girl. While learning the ropes of her new trade, Eva meets the charismatic bisexual gigolo Chris (Mathieu Carrière), and they embark on both a romance and a business arrangement. When Eva begins to increasingly explore the realm of sadomasochism, however, and finds success as a dominatrix, her new obsession threatens her relationship with Chris.

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Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) A Woman in Flames acquires more interest due to the strong personality of its main actress, Gudrun Landgrebe. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 5, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Jun 15, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Exploring the intersection of sexual politics and cultural criticism. Rated: 3/5 Aug 19, 2004 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The emotional impact of the film was about as flat as a pancake. Rated: C Jan 19, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Disappointing ending. It is a good film with a tremendously weak ending. The whole final scene doesn't make sense. Gudrun Landgrebe has some great S&M scenes and her character (Eva) has an amazing story. On the other hand, Chris is a weak character, he's just a jealous psychopath who keeps overreacting because he cannot accept that Eva is succeeding as a Dominatrix. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Starts out well then dissolves into mushy histrionics. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Supreme. Saw it in Paris seven times in 1984. Changed my life forever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Esta la vi en algún cineclub de la UNAM. Bastante interesante Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this sensual German drama, Eva (Gudrun Landgrebe), a wealthy housewife, leaves her conceited husband and becomes a call girl. While learning the ropes of her new trade, Eva meets the charismatic bisexual gigolo Chris (Mathieu Carrière), and they embark on both a romance and a business arrangement. When Eva begins to increasingly explore the realm of sadomasochism, however, and finds success as a dominatrix, her new obsession threatens her relationship with Chris.
Director
Robert van Ackeren
Production Co
Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 47m