A Woman in Flames
A Woman in Flames (Die flambierte Frau, literally "The Flambéed Woman") is a 1983 German drama film, directed and co-written by Robert van Ackeren, starring Gudrun Landgrebe, Mathieu Carrière, and Hanns Zischler. The film was selected as the West German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
Eva, an upper class housewife, becomes frustrated and leaves her arrogant husband. She is drawn to the idea of becoming a call girl. With the aid of a prostitute named Yvonne, Eva learns the basics and then they both set out looking for janes and johns together. She meets a charming man who she falls in love with and comes to his house late at night for a romantic tryst. He turns out to be a gigolo. Consequently, they move into his penthouse, which is large enough for both of them to offer their services separately.
More details
author | Catharina Zwerenz Robert van Ackeren |
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contentLocation | Berlin |
director | Robert van Ackeren |
editor | Tanja Schmidbauer |
genre | drama |
keywords | buy call girl dominatrix hide id prostitute sado-masochism sex worker stiletto heel stiletto-heeled talk upper class walk |
musicBy | Peer Raben |
nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
producer | Robert van Ackeren |