Obsession
Obsession
A hot summer in Berlin. A time of transition, radical changes, new departures. And in the jungle of the city personal feelings are thrown into confusion. Three young people become caught up in a tangled web of relationships, captivated by a strange sense of fascination which gradually becomes - Obsession.
Miriam is in her early twenties, a very musical character: she plays the organ in a band. Her dreams are of flying away, but what she really needs is some sort of calming influence over her chaotic relationship. She discovers that she has to reach her own decisions. Pierre is a scientist and a long-distance runner. He is engaged in medical research in a laboratory in Berlin and is a specialist on exploring the limits of endurance. John has come to Berlin to clear up a mystery in the family. He is looking for an old newsreel about a tight-rope performer who crossed Niagara Falls on a tight-rope in 1928. He has been unable to discover who the man is up to now because the only photograph he has is a shot of the man from behind. John is a stonemason by profession, and he has a Zimbabwean passport. When the police are about to deport him he goes into hiding.
Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Miriam Auerbach
- Pierre Moulin
- John MacHale
- Jacob Frischmuth
- Simon Frischmuth
- Ella Beckmann
- Xavier Favre
- Ise, Leadsängerin
- Detektiv
- Verkäuferin
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Director (other)
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Camera operator
Assistant camera
Clapper loader
Steadycam operator
Optical effects
Still photography
Lighting design
Key grip
Property master
Stand-by props
Construction manager
Make-up artist
Costume design
Costume maker
Costumes
Editing
Assistant editor
Dubbing editor
Foley editor
Sound
Sound assistant
Synch sound
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Sound (other)
Music
Conductor
Arrangement
Music performer
Cast
- Miriam Auerbach
- Pierre Moulin
- John MacHale
- Jacob Frischmuth
- Simon Frischmuth
- Ella Beckmann
- Xavier Favre
- Ise, Leadsängerin
- Detektiv
- Verkäuferin
- Hochseilartist
- Clarissa, Bass
- Heike, 2. Trompete
- Alda, Posaune
- Sabine, Saxophon
- Sonja, Gitarre
- Nora, Schlagzeug
- Portier
- Verteidiger
- Richter
- Herr Jäger
- BMW-Fahrer
- Mann bei Beerdigung
- Taxifahrer
- Barmann
- Küster
- Blumenverkäuferin
- Paulette
- Paulettes Ehemann
- Bestattungsangestellter
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production coordinator
Post-production
Original distributor
Shoot
- 01.07.1996 - 14.09.1996: Berlin, München, Paris, Dijon
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 16.07.1997, 77760, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 28.08.1997;
TV-Erstsendung: 03.09.2000, ARD
Titles
- Arbeitstitel Sucht
- Originaltitel (DE) Obsession
- TV-Titel (DE) Obession - Besessene Seelen
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 16.07.1997, 77760, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Kinostart (DE): 28.08.1997;
TV-Erstsendung: 03.09.2000, ARD