More (1969)

In the late 60's, after graduating in Mathematics, the German Stefan Brückner hitchhikes from Lübeck to Paris to see the world without money. He befriends Charlie in an arcade and they go ... See full summary »

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writers:

Eugène Archer (dialogue), Mimsy Farmer (dialogue: collaboration on final version),

Stars:

Mimsy Farmer, Klaus Grünberg, Heinz Engelmann

Cast

Cast overview:
Mimsy Farmer	...	Estelle Miller
Klaus Grünberg	...	Stefan Brückner
Heinz Engelmann	...	Dr. Ernesto Wolf
Michel Chanderli	...	Charlie
Henry Wolf	...	Henry
Louise Wink	...	Cathy

Storyline

In the late 60's, after graduating in Mathematics, the German Stefan Brückner hitchhikes from Lübeck to Paris to see the world without money. He befriends Charlie in an arcade and they go to a party. When Stefan meets gorgeous American Estelle Miller in the party, Charlie advises him to stay away from her. However, the straight Stefan falls in love with Estelle and after breaking in a house with Charlie to rob, he follows her to Ibiza. Stefan seeks the hotel of his fellow citizen Dr. Ernesto Wolf where Estelle is lodged. He asks her to leave the place and stay with him in an isolated seaside house. Before leaving the hotel, Estelle steals some money and a pack from Wolf. Sooner Stefan learns that Estelle had stolen 200 doses of heroin and he decides to try one fix with her, in the beginning of his trip to hell.

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Plot Keywords:

money | german | party | ibiza | heroin | 

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Taglines:

When two people love, one always loves more.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Crime

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Details

Country:

West Germany France Luxembourg

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Gier nach Lust

Filming Locations:

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jet Films, Les Films du Losange

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The soundtrack was composed by Pink Floyd. The band was given £600 and complete ownership to all of the material for their work, and some of the songs on the album were still in their live set list by 1971. The band also scored the music for another Barbet Schroeder film, The Valley (Obscured by Clouds) in 1972.

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Goofs

David Gilmour's last name is misspelled "Gilmore" in the opening credits.

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Quotes

Stefan Brückner: Well, I should go.
Estelle Miller: No, stay.
Stefan Brückner: Why?
Estelle Miller: I like to hear you talk.

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Connections

Referenced in The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)

User Reviews

Classic 60s Drug Tragedy, really one-of-a-kind, a small classic.

Has there ever been an Angel of Death like MIMSY FARMER in Barbet Schroeder's 1960s heroin opus? Sort of Jean Seberg with a hypodermic. Pink Floyd score. Despite some ultimately insignificant weaknesses, a classic, shamelessly ripped off by Erich Segal/Noel Black for their inept JENNIFER ON MY MIND (1971), although Tippy Walker, playing a similar character, is herself very junkie-appealing in the latter mess. MORE, though, is terrific, a great 60s drug movie and, simply, an important document of its time. Very much a cult film so join the cult.

No American movie then, as far as I can remember, charts the same territory. MIMSY's an astonishing archetype, elevating this into mythic realms. Not for the faint-hearted. Great sex scenes too.