More (1969)

Stefan, a recent college graduate, hitchhikes from Germany to Paris where he meets American expatriate, Estelle. They chase the sun to Ibiza. An idyllic island life degenerates when she introduces him to heroin and they get addicted.

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writers:

Paul Gégauff (screenplay) (as Paul Gegauff), Barbet Schroeder (screenplay)

Stars:

Mimsy Farmer, Klaus Grünberg, Heinz Engelmann

Cast

Complete credited cast:
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 1960s, after graduating in Mathematics, the German Stefan Brückner hitchhikes from Lübeck to Paris to see the world without any money. He befriends Charlie in an arcade and they go to a party. When Stefan meets gorgeous American Estelle Miller at the party, Charlie advises him to stay away from her. However, the straight Stefan falls in love with Estelle and, after breaking in to a house with Charlie to rob it, he follows her to Ibiza. Stefan seeks the hotel of his fellow citizen Dr. Ernesto Wolf where Estelle is lodged and 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. Soon, 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.

---

Plot Keywords:

blonde | party | ibiza | heroin addict | bare breasts | 

---

Taglines:

Their love grew, possessed, renewed itself and became an obsession

---

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Crime

---

Details

Country:

West Germany France Luxembourg

Language:

English German Spanish French

Release Date:

21 October 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Di più, ancora di più...

Filming Locations:

Au niveau de la station Stalingrad, Boulevard de la Chapelle, Paris 19, Paris France

Box Office

Gross USA:

$301,244

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jet Films, Les Films du Losange

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Estelle and Stefan are in her hotel in Paris and she puts on her record player an alternative version of the song "Cymbaline" can be heard. It sounds different than the one included by Pink Floyd in their soundtrack album "More".

---

Goofs

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

---

Quotes

Stefan Brückner: It looks like flour.
Estelle Miller: Do you know how much that flour's worth?
Stefan Brückner: No. How much?
Estelle Miller: About 10 dollars.

---

Alternate Versions

The 2003 UK BFI DVD is cut by 1 min 23 secs and removes much of the scene where Stefan prepares the heroin for injection.

---

Connections

Featured in Electric Slide (2014)

---

Soundtracks

More Blues
(uncredited)
Written by David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters
Performed by Pink Floyd

User Reviews

Of Beauty, Sex and Drugs... More

'More' is a film legendary amongst Floyd collectors, and is well worth the time spent searching, since it features some of the bands' most spontaneous and eclectic work.

I was lucky enough to find some evidently battered and old publicity postcards for the film at a local art centre. The copy on the card makes for good reading if you enjoy the film, or are interested in it's history: _____________________________________________________________

"of beauty, sex and drugs: more"

"'More' probably contains more footage of naked bodies than any other film that has made it past Plymouth Rock. It's strong stuff. A powerful movie about drugs. Mimsy Farmer as Estelle, is one of the real baddies of all time, a totally amoral person who shoots heroin (even under her tongue!), cavorts in the nude, lies, steals, makes love to girls, and destroys every man who falls in love with her." - The Sunday New York Times.

"'More' is tough, candid stuff, clearly among the good ones." - National Observer.

"A very beautiful, very romantic movie." - The New York Times.

The card features a wonderful black and white picture of Estelle and Stefan in characteristically joyous mood celebrating their (perhaps new-found and ill-fated) freedom, and classifies the film as "'X' Persons Under 17 Not Admitted".

Interestingly the film saw general video release in France with a '12' certificate.

My copy, available via amazon.com, and released by Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema, does not state a certificate, though the drug use would probably warrant an '18' certificate if release were attempted in the UK.

Circa 2000, the film is broadcast on monthly rotation by Film Four, a UK subscription film channel.