Melancholia
– Art critic Krabbé, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when h..
Art critic Krabbé, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when he's asked to assassinate a Chilean murderer who is on a visit to London. Krabbé's anti-hero is spot on and his increasing struggle with his identity convincing. Engel's intelligent and visually engaging thriller breaks a few rules while still relishing the dynamics of the mystery genre. While the feel of Melancholia is generally downbeat, such a fresh and intelligent thriller is certainly something to celebrate.
13 Apr 1990
English, German
Andi Engel
Andi Engel, Lewis Rodia
Jeroen Krabbé, Susannah York, Ulrich Wildgruber, Jane Gurnett
Art critic Keller was once part of a far-left radical group. They contact him again 10 years later and ask him to assassinate a Chilean doctor and war criminal, who's visiting London, but Keller has lost his ideals and feels conflicted.
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