Sheer Madness - Production & Contact Info

Sheer Madness (1983)
Not Rated
105 min | Drama

Sheer Madness (1983)

Not Rated

105 min | Drama

Olga and Ruth become friends. Olga is independent, separated from her husband, living with an immigrant pianist, and teaching feminist literature. Ruth is withdrawn, a painter, possibly mentally ill. Ruth dreams in black and white, ...See moreOlga and Ruth become friends. Olga is independent, separated from her husband, living with an immigrant pianist, and teaching feminist literature. Ruth is withdrawn, a painter, possibly mentally ill. Ruth dreams in black and white, sometimes of her suicide. Olga lectures on a 19th-century writer, von Günderrode, a suicide after the breakup of her intense friendship with Bettina Brentano. Ruth's husband Franz encourages the women's friendship, then, as Olga draws Ruth out and the friendship deepens, he becomes jealous. After the women travel to Egypt, Franz has a tirade. Ruth seems crushed between her husband and her friend, and how she responds is the film's climax. Written by See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Hanna Schygulla Olga Olga See fewer	The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Angela Winkler Ruth Ruth See fewer	Suspiria (I) (2018)
Peter Striebeck Franz Franz See fewer	Philadelphia, ich bin da! (1967)
Christine Fersen Erika Erika See fewer	Fables de La Fontaine (2006)
Franz Buchrieser Dieter Dieter See fewer	Kill Cruise (1990)
Wladimir Yordanoff Alexaj Alexaj See fewer	The Spanish Apartment (2002)
Agnes Fink Ruth's mother Ruth's mother See fewer	Der gläserne Himmel (1987)
Felix Moeller Christof Christof See fewer	Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suess (2008)
Jochen Striebeck Bruno Bruno See fewer	Der Schpunz (1967)
Therese Affolter Renate Renate See fewer	Stammheim - The Baader-Meinhof Gang on Trial (1986)
Werner Eichhorn Schlesinger Schlesinger See fewer	Wer zu spät kommt - Das Politbüro erlebt die deutsche Revolution (1990)
Karl Striebeck Bruno's father Bruno's father See fewer	Der Rückfall (1969)
Peter Aust Hansen Hansen See fewer	Das unsichtbare Visier (1973)
Helga Ballhaus Gallery Owner Gallery Owner See fewer	The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Selda Bondy Doctor Doctor See fewer	Sheer Madness (1983)
Carla Egerer Frau Hansen Frau Hansen See fewer	Union Square (1979)
Alexander Völz Child Child See fewer	Sheer Madness (1983)
Irene Clarin Actress Actress See fewer	Das zweite Gesicht (1982)
Felix von Manteuffel Actor Actor See fewer	Da geht noch was (2013)
Axel Milberg Actor Actor See fewer	Tatort (1970)
Doris Schade Actress Actress See fewer	Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1969)
Margarethe von Trotta Studentin (uncredited) Studentin (uncredited) See fewer	Hannah Arendt (2012)