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Burning Secret (1988)
This symbol-filled story, filmed with sensuous detail and nuance, is set in Austria in the 1920s. While being treated for asthma at a country spa... See full summary » Director:Andrew Birkin |
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Burning Secret (1988)
This symbol-filled story, filmed with sensuous detail and nuance, is set in Austria in the 1920s. While being treated for asthma at a country spa... See full summary » Director:Andrew Birkin |
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| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... |
The Baron Baron Alexander von Hauenstein
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| Faye Dunaway | ... |
Mrs. Sonya Tuchman
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David Eberts | ... |
Edmund Tuchman
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Ian Richardson | ... |
Mr. Tuchman
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John Nettleton | ... |
Doctor Weiss
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Martin Obernigg | ... |
Concierge
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Václav Stekl | ... |
Assistant Concierge
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Vladimír Pospísil | ... |
Hotel Manager
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Karel Karas-Kratochvil | ... |
Doorman
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Ivo Niederle | ... |
Sanatorium Manager
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Jarmila Derkova | ... |
Frau Isambard
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Josef Kubícek | ... |
Station Master
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Veronika Jeníková | ... |
Kissing Woman
(as Veronica Jenikova)
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Roman Hajek | ... |
Kissing Man
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Raoul Schránil | ... |
Hotel Guest
(as Raul Schranil)
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This symbol-filled story, filmed with sensuous detail and nuance, is set in Austria in the 1920s. While being treated for asthma at a country spa, an American diplomat's lonely 12-year-old son is befriended and infatuated by a suave, mysterious baron. During a story of his war experiences, the baron reveals the scar of a wound from an American soldier and thrusts a pin through it, saying "see-- no feeling." Little does the boy realize that it is his turn to be wounded. But soon his adored friend heartlessly brushes him aside and turns his seductive attentions to his mother. The boy's jealousy and feelings of betrayal become uncontrollable. Written by Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>
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