Egomania: Island Without Hope

The Greatest Love Drama of All Time

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

Anna Fechter

Ria

Anastasia Kudelka

Anastasia

Sergej Gleithmann

Anatol

Dietrich Kuhlbrodt

Notary

Wolfgang Schulte

Notary's Assistant

Ark Boysen

Sailor

Melf Boysen

Small Boy

Crew

Christoph Schlingensief

Director

Alf Olbrisch

Sound

Kim Koch

Assistant Camera

Frank Rehberg

Production Assistant

Uli Hanisch

Graphic Designer

Juliane Lorenz

Thanks

Beatrice Hasler

Assistant Director

Beatrice Hasler

Assistant Editor

Christoph Schlingensief

Producer

Helge Schneider

Original Music Composer

Clips & Videos

Egomania Island Without Hope 1986