At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...
Critically acclaimed by the cine-pseuds and the cinephiles, Davies' film of a young boy growing up in a repressive bible belt town in the 1940's tackles themes of family life, religion and the onset of adulthood, employing his usual eye for detail and nuances of behaviour. For both committed Davies acolytes and ingenues alike.
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