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An extraordinary murder is committed by three women, all strangers to each other. During the trial, their deep seated rage towards the male-dominated society in which they live stuns the courtroom. The judge appoints a woman psychiatrist to study the case, and she gradually comes to understand and s...

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Corporate Authors: Sigma Filmproductions (film production company.), Quartet (Firm) (film production company.)
Other Authors: Gorris, Marleen, 1948- (Screenwriter), Barends, Edda (Actor), Tol, Henriëtte, 1953- (Actor), Frijda, Nelly, 1936- (Actor), Habbema, Cox (Actor), Boer, Lodewijk de (composer (expression))
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Dutch
English
Language Notes:Dutch dialogue; with optional English subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Cult Epics, [2023]
Subjects:
Women murderers > Drama.
Women psychiatrists > Drama.
Shoplifting > Drama.
Men > Violence against > Drama.
Sex discrimination against women > Netherlands > Drama.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Drama.
Trials (Murder) > Drama.
Anger > Drama.
Netherlands > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Survival films.
Crime films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Dutch.
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Summary:An extraordinary murder is committed by three women, all strangers to each other. During the trial, their deep seated rage towards the male-dominated society in which they live stuns the courtroom. The judge appoints a woman psychiatrist to study the case, and she gradually comes to understand and sympathize with the three women and to question her own nature.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Special features: audio commentaries by Patricia Pisters ; vintage interviews with cast & crew; vintage polygoon journal newsreel ; promotional gallery ; trailers.
Booklet ([15] unnumbered pages ; illustrations) with an essay "Mirrors, murders & metaphors in the films of Marleen Gorris" written by Anneke Smelik inserted in container.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([15] unnumbered pages ; 15 cm)
Format:Blu-ray disc, BD50, regions A,B,C; widescreen (1.66:1) ; LPCM 2.0 mono or DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Créteil International Women's Film Festival, 1982: Grand Prix (Marleen Gorris)
Nederlands Film Festival, 1982: Golden Calf in Best Film (Beste Lange Speelfilm) (Marleen Gorris)
Taormina International Film Festival, 1982: Golden and Bronze Charybdis (Marleen Gorris)
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Frans Bromet ; film editor, Hans Van Dongen ; music, Lodewijk de Boer.