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Games Of Desire
Games of Desire (Ger. ''Die Lady'') is a German-French drama film released in 1964 and featuring Swedish star Ingrid Thulin in the lead role. Plot Nadine Anderson, an elegant well-to-do woman, leads a luxurious but boring life, the wife of the Swedish ambassador to Athens. Her husband, Eliot's lack of sexual interest is responsible for Nadine's sexual frustration. The marriage is a fraud as Eliot is interested only in men, with an eye on his young secretary Martin. No longer willing to continue her deeply unsatisfying life Nadine becomes a prostitute in the dim streets of Piraeus, the port of Athens, in search of "real men" who give her that which her husband is neither able nor willing to. She meets Nikos, a dock worker, who exemplifies her idea of a "real man". But his manipulative sister Electra, a prostitute and a striptease dancer, tries to blackmail the Ambassador's wife. Electra wants to leave her miserable existence behind and demands that Nadine hire her as a maid with a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Thulin
Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish actress and director who collaborated with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish and international critics. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Brink of Life'' (1958) and the inaugural Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for ''The Silence'' (1963), and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA for ''Cries and Whispers'' (1972). Early life and education Thulin was born in Sollefteå, Ångermanland, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna (née Larsson) and Adam Thulin, a fisherman. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by The Royal Dramatic Theatre ("''Dramaten''") in 1948. Career For many years she worked regularly with Ingmar Bergman. Thulin appeared in Bergman's '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957), '' The Magician'' (1958, in which she spent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid (; 20 July 1917 – 31 December 2001) was a Swiss actor. He was most notable for his role as Henry Higgins in a production of ''My Fair Lady''. In some of his Hollywood films he used the name Paul Christian. He appeared in dozens of films and television series between 1938 and 1991. Many of these were German and International productions. Selected filmography * ''Fusilier Wipf'' (1938, Swiss) - Reinhold Wipf * ''Maria Ilona'' (1939, German) - Imre von Hontos, Maria Ilonas Bruder * ''Der letzte Appell'' (1939, German) * ''Mir lönd nüd lugg'' (1940, Swiss) - Hans Landolt * ''Mein Traum'' (1940, Swiss) - Bob Ellis * ''Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe'' (1940, Swiss) - Wilhelm * '' The Rainer Case'' (1942, German) - Franz Rainer * ''Meine Freundin Josefine'' (1942, German) - Herr Milander * ''Altes Herz wird wieder jung'' (1943, German) - Willibald Mack * ''Wilder Urlaub'' (1943, Swiss) - Fritz Hablützel * '' Love Letters'' (1944, German) - Robert Wieland * ''Der ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
