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Flammen im Paradies

Les raisons du cœur

Switzerland / Germany / France, April 1997
FILM, Fiction, 105 min.

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directed by
Markus Imhoof
Written by
Markus Imhoof, Judith Kennel
Status
In distribution

Spring, 1912. Georgette, a mismatched newly-wed travelling by steamer on her honeymoon, meets Esther, who has been promised in marriage to a missionary. When Esther refuses to leave the ship in India to wed this unknown man of the cloth, Georgette dons her clothes and departs. Despite the lure of adventure however, Georgette soon realises that she is in over her head. But it is too late. She has gone too far to turn back now. Confronted with the missionary as her future husband, she finds herself powerless, as tender feelings begin to invade her bosom. At this point her legal husband Braun appears, with Esther in tow, intent on getting his wife back. The drama takes its course…

credits

World Premiere
April 1997
Original Version
French, Swiss-German,  colour, 35mm, 105 min.
Production
Ormenis Film AG, zero one film GmbH, Thelma Film AG, Markus Imhoof Film GmbH, Ciné Manufacture CMS SA, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, France 2, Teleclub AG
Producer
Robert Boner
directed by
Markus Imhoof
Written by
Markus Imhoof, Judith Kennel
Cinemato­graphy
Lukas Strebel
Music
Bruno Coulais
Location Sound Mix
Eric Vaucher
Production Design
Susanne Jauch

Cast

Bruno Todeschini
Sylvie Testud

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Leonor Films , Ormenis Film AG

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: tba

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