Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment

Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980)

Egon Schiele - Exzesse

In 1912, in Austria, the painter Egon Schiele is sent to jail accused of pornography with the nymphet Tatjana in his erotic paints. His mate, the model Vally, gets help from a famous lawyer to release him. Then he leaves Vally, marries with another woman and goes to the war.

Date of release
1980-10-28
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Director
Herbert Vesely

Casting

Interesting facts

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Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafung, also known as Egon Schiele – Excess and Punishment (English) and Egon Schiele, enfer et passion (French) is a 1980 film based on the life of the Austrian artist Egon Schiele. Set in Austria during the years immediately prior to and during World War I, the film stars Mathieu Carrière as Schiele, with Jane Birkin as his muse Walburga (Wally) Neuzil, Christine Kaufmann as his wife Edith, and Kristina van Eyck as Edith's sister. Essentially a depiction of obsession and its constituents of sex, alcohol, and uncontrolled emotions, the film portrays Schiele as an agent of social change leading to the destruction of those he loves and ultimately of himself.

Production

The film was an international co-production with actors of German, French, Dutch, and English origin. Shot on location in Vienna and the Croatian capital city of Zagreb, it was directed by Herbert Vesely and produced by Dieter Geissler and Robert Hess, with cinematography by Rudolf Blahacek and soundtrack by Brian Eno.

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