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The Fan

Original title: Der Fan
  • 19821982
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 32m
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The Fan (1982)
The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.
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The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her kn... Read allThe hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.
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    • Director
      • Eckhart Schmidt
    • Writer
      • Eckhart Schmidt
    • Stars
      • Désirée Nosbusch
      • Bodo Staiger
      • Simone Brahmann
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    • Director
      • Eckhart Schmidt
    • Writer
      • Eckhart Schmidt
    • Stars
      • Désirée Nosbusch
      • Bodo Staiger
      • Simone Brahmann
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    • 21User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews

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    Désirée Nosbusch
    Désirée Nosbusch
    • Simone
    Bodo Staiger
    • 'R'
    Simone Brahmann
    • Sekretärin
    Jonas Vischer
    • Vater
    Helga Tölle
    • Mutter
    Klaus Münster
    Klaus Münster
    • Briefträger
    Ian Moorse
    • Junge
    Wilfried Blasberg
    • Mann mit Hund
    Sabine Kueckelmann
    • 'B'
    Claudia Schumann
    • Mädchen
    Nikolai Hoffmann
    • Manager
    Michael Fluehme
    • Promotion-Mann
    Oliver Betz
    • Popper
    Doro Hilzinger
    • Mädchen
    Joachim Fuchsberger
    Joachim Fuchsberger
    • Mann im Fernsehen
    Joan Orleans
    Christian Simon
    Thomas Fuchsberger
      • Director
        • Eckhart Schmidt
      • Writer
        • Eckhart Schmidt
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      • Trivia
        In her contract, popular German TV moderator Désirée Nosbusch agreed to shoot the nude scenes together with Bodo Staiger. After stills from those scenes were published during the marketing campaign of the film, she tried to stop the release. After a long trial that caused a scandal in German press, she finally lost and the film was released in the original version by director Eckhart Schmidt. Schmidt and Nosbusch reconciled their struggle years after that and became friends again.
      • Alternate versions
        The UK DVD, released by Oracle, had 15 seconds cut by the BBFC; to remove R's (Bodo Steiger) mouth passing across the groin of Désirée Nosbusch (Simone).
      • Connections
        Featured in Eine Kannibalistische Lovestory (2014)

      User reviews21

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      8/10
      Deserves a GEN Z renaissance.
      First, lets get the fact that the electro soundtrack here is one of the best scores ever. Like EVER! And since this centers on a pop star it's pretty important. There's a repetitive style that works well with the leads repetitive obsession with her letters.

      The story and performances are splendid and the ending works just fine for me. It's a story about depression and identity -- deserves a Gen Z following.
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      • anthonycompardo
      • Apr 5, 2021

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      • Release date
        • June 6, 1982 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Der Fan
      • Filming locations
        • FSM, Unterföhring, Bavaria, Germany
      • Production company
        • Barbara Moorse Workshop
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 32 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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