主演:伊莎贝尔·于佩尔,布鲁·欧吉尔,阿丽尔·朵巴丝勒,安尼卡·库尔,罗班松·斯泰弗南,让-弗朗索瓦·斯泰弗南,罗基里奥·萨莫拉,曼努埃尔・布兰科,Tim,Fischer
导演:沃纳·施罗德
简介:MagdalenaandMariaaretwotwinsisterswhowereseparatedatbirthandknownothingoftheother’sexistence.MariarunsawayfromtheboardingschoolinwhichshewasbroughtupandfindsworkasacabaretperformerinthecafésofMarseilles.Magdalenaliveswithheradoptedparentsandworksinanartgallery.Thetwosistersarejoinedbyaninvisiblebondwhichdrawsthemtowardsthesametragicconclusion. DirectorWernerSchroeterhasacquiredareputationasanexperimentalistfilmmaker,hailedbysomeasanunderratedgenius,reviledbyothersforbeingapeddlerofself-indulgentkitsch.DeuxisarguablySchroeter’smostambitious,unsettlingandrepulsiveworktodate.Thedirectorcertainlywastesnotimeinalienatinghisaudience;fromthefirsttenminutesofthefilmitisclearthisisnotgoingtobeaneasyride.Thenarrativecutshaphazardlybetweenseeminglyunconnectedevents,alternatingbetweenrealismandstylisedfantasydreamsequences,periodicallyshockingthespectatorwithgraphicimagesoflesbiansexandawomanbeingslowlydisembowelled.Havingseveralactorsplayingmultiplepartsonlyaddstothesenseofartificeandutterconfusion,whichisapityasthereismanifestlyalotofgreatactingtalentonshow–notleastofwhichisIsabelleHuppert.Thefilm’ssheerrelentlessgrotesquenessandself-indulgenceissoextreme,sounbridled,sostomach-churninglyprovocative,thatitishardtotakeanyofitseriously.