Malina
Based on the novel of the same name by Ingeborg Bachmann.
The central figure of this unusual triangle is a well-known but nameless novelist. In an interview with a journalist, she claims to "write about the nature of fire with my burnt hand". He does not understand her. No-one seems to understand what she means, not even her partner Malina and certainly not her lover Ivan.
Malina and the woman live in the man′s home like a married couple, but their love seems very platonic. When the woman meets the Hungarian Ivan, she falls passionately in love with him. However, Ivan begins to draw back from the unconditionality of her claims. Malina ignores this passion. The woman suffers nightmares; above all, her relationship with her father repeatedly appears in horror visions. She flees briefly, from Vienna to the region around Salzburg, but in vain. Malina tries to remain reasonable and to keep a cool, analytical head.
The woman′s final crisis begins when she discovers that Ivan has a new a new affair. She becomes entangled in visions of death and her world literally goes up in flames. Neither Malina nor Ivan is aware of this fire. The woman simply disappears between the walls of the flat. Malina removes the last traces of her and we hear her voice, off-stage: "That was murder!"
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Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Frau
- Malina
- Ivan
- Vater
- Mutter
- Frl. Jellinek
- Lina
- Bulgare
- Opernsängerin
- Schwester der Frau
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
based on
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Still photography
Titles / Opticals
Lighting design
Key grip
Dolly grip
Production design
Set design
Set construction
Property master
Stand-by props
Construction manager
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound assistant
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Consultant
Special effects
Casting
Music
Conductor
Music (other)
Cast
- Frau
- Malina
- Ivan
- Vater
- Mutter
- Frl. Jellinek
- Lina
- Bulgare
- Opernsängerin
- Schwester der Frau
- Kind
- Ivans Sohn Bela
- Ivans Sohn Andras
- Herr Mühlbauer
- Graf Altenwyl
- Hausmädchen der Altenwyls
- Antoinette Altenwyl
- Frau mit Revolver
- Briefträger
- Ober Franz
- Zarin Melanie
- Junger Bardos
- Alte Frau
- Veranstalter
- Directrice bei Braun
- Lehrling bei Braun
- Blinder
- Frau des Blinden
- Kleiner Pepi
- Ungeduldige Frau
Dubbing
- Frau
Production company
in association with
Co-Producer
Producer (TV)
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production assistant
Production coordinator
Production manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 05.06.1990 - August 1990: Berlin, München, Wien, Dachsteinhöhle, Palais Harrach
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 07.01.1991, 65145, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 17.01.1991;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 17.10.1993, 3Sat
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Malina
Versions
Digitalisierte Fassung
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 07.01.1991, 65145, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 17.01.1991;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 17.10.1993, 3Sat
Awards
- Filmband in Gold, Beste Regie
- Filmband in Gold, Bester Schnitt
- Filmband in Gold, Darstellerische Leistung
- Filmband in Gold, Bester Film
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- Produzentenpreis