A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
adultery
berlin, germany
monster
police
marriage crisis
germany
berlin wall
obsession
investigation
gore
hysteria
teacher
murder
domestic abuse
serial killer
domestic violence
motorcycle
tentacle
miscarriage
separation
extramarital affair
mental illness
private detective
spiral staircase
doppelgänger
dual role
marital separation
video nasty
breakdown
downward spiral
impending divorce
depressing
frustrated
Rank
#6 in 1981·#759 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Isabelle Adjani
Anna / Helen
Sam Neill
Mark
Margit Carstensen
Margit Gluckmeister
Heinz Bennent
Heinrich
Johanna Hofer
Heinrich's Mother
Carl Duering
Private Detective
Shaun Lawton
Zimmermann
Leslie Malton
Sara
Ilse Trautschold
Harry Riebauer
Man at the Conference
Dragomir Stanojević
Taxi Driver
Crew
Andrzej Żuławski
Director
Andrzej Żuławski
Screenplay
Andrzej Korzyński
Original Music Composer
Bruno Nuytten
Director of Photography
Andrzej Żuławski
Adaptation
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Dragomir Stanojević
Stunts
Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Camera Operator
Carlo Rambaldi
Creature Design
Popular Reviews
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Jonne
8.0★ · 12/23/25
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