Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania: Island Without Hope (1987)

Drama

Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.

Director: Christoph Schlingensief
Writer: Christoph Schlingensief

Casts

	Udo Kier as Baron Tante Teufel
	Tilda Swinton as Sally
	Uwe Fellensiek as William
	Anna Fechter as Ria
	Anastasia Kudelka as Anastasia
	Sergej Gleithmann as Anatol
	Dietrich Kuhlbrodt as Notary
	Wolfgang Schulte as Notary's Assistant
	Ark Boysen as Sailor
	Melf Boysen as Small Boy
	Werner Funke as Narrator

Crew