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Steppenwolf

1974, Movie, R, 105 mins

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An abstract film version of Hermann Hesse's abstract novel, which has a cult following among the college crowd. The movie, however, has been less well received simply because the images chosen don't match Hesse's visual descriptions. While the film is nearly plotless, it does concern von Sydow's attempt to find a new meaning to life before reaching the age of 50, at which time he plans to commit suicide. There's an excessive use of video images, as well as surrealist paintin... read more leave a comment
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Max von Sydow (The Exorcist, The Seventh Seal, Pelle the Conqueror) and Dominique Sanda (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The Conformist) star in this ambitious adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning Herman Hesse's classic novel about the dual nature (the spiritual vs. the physical) of man and his eternal internal struggle to find peace within himself. This exciting version employs animation, special effects, camera trickery, color synthesizers, superimpositions, and fast and slow motion to convey the complex inner life of the aging tortured writer (von Sydow) who encounters the beautiful muse and alter-ego (Sanda) on his journey of self.
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Length: 01:48:00
Posted: 1/24/2008
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Max von Sydow (The Exorcist, The Seventh Seal, Pelle the Conqueror) and Dominique Sanda (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The Conformist) star in this ambitious adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning Herman Hesse's classic novel about the dual nature (the spiritual vs. the physical) of man and his eternal internal struggle to find peace within himself. This exciting version employs animation, special effects, camera trickery, color synthesizers, superimpositions, and fast and slow motion to convey the complex inner life of the aging tortured writer (von Sydow) who encounters the beautiful muse and alter-ego (Sanda) on his journey of self.
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Length: 01:48:00
Posted: 1/24/2008
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Year: 1974
Rated R

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Cast
Max von Sydow: Harry Haller
Dominique Sanda: Hermine
Pierre Clementi: Pablo
Carla Romanelli: Maria
Roy Bosier: Aztec
Alfred Baillou: Goethe

 

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