The Berlin Affair (1985)

Set in 1938 Berlin, Louise Von Hollendorf is the wife of a young Nazi diplomat who meets and falls in love with a certain Mitsuko Matsugae, an artist and the daughter of the Japanese ... See full summary »

Director:

Liliana Cavani

Writers:

Liliana Cavani, Roberta Mazzoni,

Stars:

Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally, Mio Takaki

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gudrun Landgrebe	...	Louise von Hollendorf
Kevin McNally	...	Heinz von Hollendorf
Mio Takaki	...	Mitsuko Matsugae
Hanns Zischler	...	Wolf von Hollendorf
Massimo Girotti	...	Werner von Heiden
Philippe Leroy	...	Herbert Gessler
William Berger	...	The Professor
Andrea Prodan	...	Joseph Benno
Tomoko Tanaka	...	Ume
Claudio Lorimer	...	Otto Bhuler
Edward Farrelly	...	Bernard
John Steiner	...	Oskar Engelhart
Enrica Maria Scrivano	...	Lotte Engelhart
Clara Algranti	...	Ilse
Benedetta Fantoli	...	Concierge

Storyline

Set in 1938 Berlin, Louise Von Hollendorf is the wife of a young Nazi diplomat who meets and falls in love with a certain Mitsuko Matsugae, an artist and the daughter of the Japanese ambassador to Germany. Louise's husband Heinz soon finds out and tries to break up the union between his wife and Mitsuko only to eventually fall in love with Mitsuko also, while outside parties who include art professor Joseph Benno, Mitsuko's lover, and Heinz's cousin Wolf, a Gestapo officer, figure in which threatens to destroy the love triangle for good.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi | lesbian | ménage à trois | sexuality | foreign language adaptation | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Affär i Berlin

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Italian International Film, Cannon Productions, Kino Film Produktions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

User Reviews

GREAT!!!

It's simply one of the best darkest movie I've ever seen in my life. Very well told story. And the performance of Mio Takaki (Mitsuko Matsugae) is just exceptional. Perhaps is what Liliana Calvani use to do when she makes any film: to put her particular seal in each of them. And she put a huge one in "The Berlin Affair". Excellent!