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Duet for cannibals, produced by Göran Lindgren ; written and directed by Susan Sontag

Label
Duet for cannibals, produced by Göran Lindgren ; written and directed by Susan Sontag
Language
swe
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
Duet for cannibals
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
produced by Göran Lindgren ; written and directed by Susan Sontag
Runtime
105
Summary
Susan Sontag made her directorial debut with this definition-defying, dryly funny psychological serio-comedy. The result, revolving around the quadrangular relationship between an arrogant ex-revolutionist German intellectual exile, his elegant wife, their Swedish student secretary, and the earnest secretary's bride-to-be, is a roundelay of partner-swapping that gradually drifts towards uncharted territory, gamesmanship that broaches the surreal and violentAn exiled German leftist professor living in Sweden hires a student to edit and compile his correspondence and diaries but the job turns out to involve much more than the student expected
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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Susan Sontag's Duet for cannibals
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