Die gläserne Zelle

19781978
1h 33m

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6.8/10

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Brigitte Fossey and Helmut Griem in Die gläserne Zelle (1978)

Crime Drama

A man is wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Once out, he hears about his wife's supposed adventures outside of their marriage and becomes increasingly jealous.A man is wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Once out, he hears about his wife's supposed adventures outside of their marriage and becomes increasingly jealous.A man is wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Once out, he hears about his wife's supposed adventures outside of their marriage and becomes increasingly jealous.

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

236

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Helmut Griem and Dieter Laser in Die gläserne Zelle (1978)

Helmut Griem, Walter Kohut, and Bernhard Wicki in Die gläserne Zelle (1978)

Helmut Griem in Die gläserne Zelle (1978)

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West Germany's official selection to the 1979's Oscars for the Best Foreign Film language category.

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Noteworthy crime movie.

A rather forgotten but very interesting adaptation of a novel by Patricia Highsmith. The plot is simple: A man, unjustly convicted for criminal negligence to 5 years imprisonment, gets released from jail and is being increasingly entrapped to a web of jealously regarding his beautiful wife's activities while he was locked-up. The film adroitly examines the corrosive effects of jealously that gradually generate a form of mental confinement which effectively proves to be equally unbearable with the physical one. It unfolds with almost clinical precision, its use of location is inspired and the performances sharp and convincing (avoid the dubbed English version). The climax could have been stronger but it generally captures the amoralism of Highsmith's work as well as some other more well-known adaptations of her work.

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