Egomania – Insel ohne Hoffnung (1987)

The Greatest Love Drama of All Time

Run Time: 1h27m | Release: 20 May 1987

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: Germany

5.2 / 1011 Vote Count

Overview:

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.