Gold Flakes

1976 · 163 min · Directed by Werner Schroeter

★ 8.4(7 TMDB votes)

Werner Schroeter's rhapsody of excess leaps from 1949 Cuba to contemporary France to points in between, while its feverishly shifting visual style evokes and parodies everything from kitschy Mexican telenovelas to silent French art films.

Cast

Magdalena Montezuma

Magdalena, Josette, The Angel of Death

Ila von Hasperg

Klara, Aline

Ellen Umlauf

Helena

Christine Kaufmann

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa, Marie

Bulle Ogier

Murderous soul

Irena Staup

Isolde Barth

Isolde

Udo Kier

Franzl

Carlos Clarens

Rainer Will

Klaus Prochyzycha

Ingrid Caven

Crew

Director: Werner Schroeter
Writer: Werner Schroeter
Producer: Margaret Ménégoz, Werner Schroeter
Cinematography: Werner Schroeter
Editor: Werner Schroeter, Cécile Decugis, Ila von Hasperg

Details

Studios: Les Films du Losange, ZDF, INA
Countries: France, Germany
Languages: German, Spanish, English
Release: May 20, 1976

Releases

May 20, 1976FrancePremiere