A psychiatrist, living in Vienna, enters a torrid relationship with a married woman. When she ends up in the hospital from an overdose, an Inspector becomes set on discovering the demise of their affair.
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| Art Garfunkel | ... | Alex Linden | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Milena Flaherty | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Inspector Netusil | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Stefan Vognic | |
| Daniel Massey | ... | Foppish Man | |
| Dana Gillespie | ... | Amy Miller | |
| William Hootkins | ... | Col. Taylor | |
| Eugene Lipinski | ... | Hospital Policeman | |
| George Roubicek | ... | Policeman #1 | |
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Stefan Gryff | ... | Policeman #2 |
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Sevilla Delofski | ... | Czech Receptionist |
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Robert Walker | ... | Konrad |
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Gertan Klauber | ... | Ambulance Man |
| Ania Marson | ... | Dr. Schneider | |
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Lex van Delden | ... | Young Doctor |
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The setting is Vienna. A young American woman is brought to a hospital after overdosing on pills, apparently in a suicide attempt. A police detective suspects foul play on the part of her lover, an American psychology professor. As doctors try to save her life, the detective interrogates the professor, and through flashbacks we see the events leading up to the woman's overdose; her stormy and intensely sexual relationship with the professor, her heavy drinking and numerous affairs, and her estrangement from her Czech husband. A darkly erotic study of several rather unsympathetic characters. Written by Marty Cassady <martyc@bev.net>
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Written by Pete Townshend
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In Harvey Keitel - The first documentary - To be an actor, (available on YouTube) Simon and Garfunkel's, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel of course, song "The Sound of Silence" plays at one point. Garfunkel co-starred with Keitel in this movie. See more »Goofs
The U.S. Army Medical Corps Lieutenant Colonel, presumably a psychologist, has a full beard. This is a willfully gross violation of the appearance regulation, in or out of uniform, most especially for a commissioned officer. The film is set in 1979 (year shown in an appointment book). In that era, and for some years surrounding 1979, U.S. Army personnel were not allowed to have beards in any manner, shape or form. Sideburns could not extend below the ear opening and mustaches, which were allowed, could not extend vertically below the upper edge of the upper lip, nor horizontally beyond the opening of the mouth, making them very modest looking. The only case-by-case waiver exceptions in this era were Chaplain Branch clergy of specific religions, such as Sikh, that required their clergy to have beards as an integral part of their religious belief; a Medical Corps psychologist didn't fall under this, regardless of his religious beliefs. See more »Soundtracks
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I saw this film when it was originally released and it still ranks as my all-time favorite. From the opening strains of Tom Waits' gritty "Invitation to the Blues" (which is cut off by the wail of an ambulance!) every aspect--music, scenery, the astonishing acting--melds together into a masterpiece.
Theresa Russell is simply a knockout as Milena, a woman who refuses to be "owned". She's beautiful, sexy, carefree, and absolutely infuriating to Art Garfunkel's psychologist Dr. Linden. His compulsion to control her leads to disaster, and Garfunkel's performance is absolutely astonishing. The expression on his face in the final scene is unforgettable. It haunts me still.