Directed by:
Tom TykwerCinematography:
Frank GriebeCast:
Nina Petri, Katja Studt, Juliane Heinemann, Josef Bierbichler, Joachim Król, Rolf Peter Kahl, Walfriede Schmitt, Peter Lichtefeld, Peter Franke, Jean Maeser (more)Plots(1)
Tykwer’s debut, a dark psychological thriller, draws us slowly but surely into Maria’s strange world. Tension mounts as she is buffeted by interactions with her abusive husband, demanding father and a meek paramour. This housewife, who initially appears outwardly unassuming and unremarkable, is shown to possess an inner landscape of mind which is twisted and scarred. Techniques of German Expressionist cinema gradually give us insight into her psyche. (Fresh Film Fest)
(more)Cast
Nina Petri
West Germany
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Katja Studt
West Germany
Best movies:
Sunshine (1999)
The Golden Glove (2019)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Juliane Heinemann
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Josef Bierbichler
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Winter Sleepers (1997)
Heart of Glass (1976)
Joachim Król
West Germany
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rolf Peter Kahl
East Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Calling (2008)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Walfriede Schmitt
German Empire
Best movies:
Coming Out (1989)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Moritz in the Advertising Column (1983)
Peter Lichtefeld
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Peter Franke
German Empire
Best movies:
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Gigantics (1999)
Jean Maeser
East Germany
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Peter Hommen
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Renate Usko
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Rosenstrasse (2003)
Ortwin Spieler
Best movies:
Deadly Maria (1993)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Tom Spieß
West Germany
Best movies:
Life Is All You Get (1997)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
Deadly Maria (1993)
Andreas Petri
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
Deadly Maria (1993)
The Unscarred (2000)