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From the Life of the Marionettes(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-10-08
73%
106 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
Overview:
Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Personafilm
Movie: From the Life of the Marionettes
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Atzorn
Peter Egerman
Christine Buchegger
Katarina Egerman
Martin Benrath
Mogensjensen
Rita Russek
Katharina Krafft
Lola Müthel
Cordelia Egerman
Walter Schmidinger
Tim Mandelbaum
Heinz Bennent
Arthur Brenner
Gaby Dohm
Frau Anders
Toni Berger
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Overview
Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?
Release Date
1980-10-08
Average
7.3
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
The Woman He's About to Touch is a Dream. The Murder He's About to Commit is Not.
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