The Mystery Of Oberwald

This opulent made-for-Italian-TV production is a must-see for both for fans of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni and of legendary surrealist Jean Cocteau, who adapted his own play for the screen. For ten years the Queen (Monica Vitti) has mourned the politically motivated assassination of her noble husband on their wedding day. While in self-imposed exile at Oberwald Castle, the reclusive Queen must contend with the machinations of her mother-in-law, the Duchess, who's dispatched one of her ladies in waiting, Edith de Berg (Elisabetta Pozzi), to spy on her. Adding to the Queen's concern about long-distance concerns about intrigue at the court, she gets wind of ...