Liebestraum

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Inspired by the haunting music of composer Franz Liszt, Liebestraum is an ominous tale (Time Out) of lust, jealousy and murder. Award-winning* writer/director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) brilliantly weaves a 'smoldering blend of sex, death and music (Janet Maslin, TheNew York Times) into a 'satisfyingly dark (The Hollywood Reporter), 'sophisticated, seductive [and] romantic thriller (Village View)! What begins as a passionate crusade to save a landmark building turns into a passionate love affair with dire consequences. Nick (Kevin Anderson), a professor of architecture who's come home to visit his dying mother (Kim Novak), knows he must preserve a cast-iron building marked for demolition by Paul (Bill Pullman), a ruthless developer andformer friend. But when he falls for Paul's wife, Jane (Pamela Gidley), Nick unwittingly tempts fate with his own life. For buried within the walls of the landmark lies a dark secreta murderous history which is linked to Nick and now may find him as its next victim! *1995: Director, IndependentSpirit Award, LA Film Critics Circle and National Society of Film Critics, Leaving Las Vegas

Customer Reviews:

Great film.......2007-09-11

I wrote the first Amazon review on the film Liebestraum in 1999 after seeing it first on late night BBC, then buying the director's uncut VHS version. Now 8 years later it is still my all time best movie. Please buy or rent it and see what you think. It is so different in so many ways from any other movie I've seen. For me at least the characters became real people. It is noir, a murder mystery, an interpretation of dreams, but mostly (consistent with the title) a love story. I am fortunate to have loved like Nick and Jane love, and the movie captures the feelings precisely.

A+ Mystery, Photography,Music,Actors.......2007-01-20

Everything about this movie is interesting...I consider it a modern film noir psychological crime mystery with great music (Earl Bostic,for one) and photography of buildings, people, shadow and light. The ending to the mystery is amazing and never suspected by me. Like Vertigo, Sudden Fear, Dead Again, Dead Gorgeous, Seconds, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and others, Liebestraum inspires many viewings for new clues to the mystery.

Liebestraum by Mike Figgis.......2005-09-19

Viewers sensitive to the impact of music,photography, and photogenic actors, may love this film, even be stunned by it. As often with highly 'esthetic' films, however, where the filmmaker expresses his love for music, painting, fetish actor etc..., other essential component(s) suffers. Here the story is predictable (character as fate repeating itself in the next generation formula) and the characters don't come alive--not so that we care about them anyway. True, the (attentive) viewer will discover a surprize plot twist near the end---does anyone care when it comes? There are great issues lurking here: quality of our life (compassion, love, beauty, craftmanship) opposed to the quick buck with no heed to consequences. The male lead architect and his old classmate's wife-photographer who long to self discover by opening their feelings as oposed to demolition boss and mother (Novak) who destroy sooner than allow themselves to feel. But I'm afraid they just 'lurk' instead of come alive, with the consequence that I the spectator was uninvolved and unmoved. Mike Figgis had potentially precious raw material here (including a charismatic leading man): will he someday, like a great filmmaker, turn the dross to gold?

Incorrect information.......2004-11-22

Whoever said that Liebestraum is the name of a song by Schumann is quite incorrect. I am a pianist and I enjoy playing Liebestraum, it is a beautiful piece -- by Franz Liszt. Check your sources next time.

The worst movie I have ever seen.......2004-04-07

I could not believe that anyone could make a film as bad as this one until I actually saw it. Even 6 years after seeing it no other movie has come close to the depths that this movie reached. I read the other reviews and I am convinced that they were all written by the people involved in the film because no one in their right mind could sit through this without screaming at the screen. I cannot get this film out of my head, but for all the wrong reasons.

Average customer rating:

Great film
A+ Mystery, Photography,Music,Actors
Liebestraum by Mike Figgis
Incorrect information
The worst movie I have ever seen

Liebestraum [Region 2]
Starring: Kevin Anderson , Pamela Gidley , Bill Pullman , Kim Novak , and Graham Beckel
Director: Mike Figgis
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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