Egomania: Island Without Hope

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.

Cast

Udo Kier

Baron Tante Teufel

Tilda Swinton

Sally

Uwe Fellensiek

William

N/A

Anna Fechter

Ria

N/A

Anastasia Kudelka

Anastasia

Sergej Gleithmann

Anatol

Dietrich Kuhlbrodt

Notary

N/A

Wolfgang Schulte

Notary's Assistant

N/A

Ark Boysen

Sailor

N/A

Melf Boysen

Small Boy

N/A

Werner Funke

Narrator