Egomania: Island Without Hope
Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Udo Kier, Tilda Swinton, Uwe Fellensiek, Anna Fechter, Anastasia Kudelka, Sergej Gleithmann, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Wolfgang Schulte, Ark Boysen, Melf Boysen, Werner Funke
Crew: Christoph Schlingensief (Director), Christoph Schlingensief (Screenplay), Christoph Schlingensief (Producer), Christoph Schlingensief (Editor), Wolfgang Schulte (Producer)