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Rose King (The)

Country: West Germany | France, Language: German | French, 106 mins

Original Title

Der Rosenkönig
  • Director: Werner Schroeter
  • Writer: Magdalena Montezuma; Edgar Allan Poe
  • Producer: Paulo Branco; Udo Heiland

CGiii Comment

It's all about imagery....some of it works...some most definitely does not...the mother with big black paint daubs on her face is a pathetic attempt to be arty.

The narrative is a croc of shit - based (loosely) on a Poe poem...and, played against an operatic backdrop...Jarman fans will love it, most will despise it.

An inaccessible piece of arthouse drivel - for the pseudo-intellectuals only.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

A mentally unstable woman (Magdalena Montezuma) and her son move to a sprawling mansion in Portugal to grow roses.

Cast & Characters

Magdalena Montezuma as Anna, The Mother;
Mostefa Djadjam as Albert;
Antonio Orlando as Fernando, The Friend;
Karina Fallenstein as The Woman;
Sintra as Kinder; Montijo as Kinder