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Possession
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Possession is a 1981 horror and drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Frederic Tuten. The production involves Gaumont, Oliane Productions, Marianne Productions, and Soma Film Produktion, with Bruno Nuytten serving as director of photography. The cast includes Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, and Heinz Bennent. The narrative is set in Berlin and explores supernatural themes, adultery, and marriage crisis.
The film was released in 1981 and has a runtime of 124 minutes. It originated in France and West Germany and was distributed by Gaumont and Netflix via video on demand. The movie received a budget of 2,400,000 and generated box office revenue between 1,158,473 and 1,200,000. Critical assessments include review scores of 8/10, 75/100, and 85%, alongside a Bechdel test evaluation. It was nominated for a César Award for Best Actress.
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7.3A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Cast
- Isabelle Adjani as Anna / Helen
- Sam Neill as Mark
- Margit Carstensen as Margit Gluckmeister
- Heinz Bennent as Heinrich
- Johanna Hofer as Heinrich's Mother
- Carl Duering as Private Detective
Themes
- adultery
- berlin, germany
- monster
- police
- marriage crisis
- germany
- berlin wall
- obsession
- investigation
- gore
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- possession
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- West Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Andrzej Żuławski
- Screenwriter
- Frederic Tuten
- Cast member
- Ilse Trautschold
- Composer
- Andrzej Korzyński
- Production company
- Gaumont
- Cinematographer
- Bruno Nuytten
- Narrative location
- Berlin
- Filming location
- Berlin
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 713191
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-10-28
- title
- Possession
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 85%
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 2400000
- box office
- 1158473
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