Madame X – An Absolute Ruler
5.2
The notorious pirate ruler Madame X places a print ad, calling on women to escape their boring lives and promising "gold, love and adventure" to all who come aboard her ship, the Orlando. A motley crew including a housewife, diva and artist (played by Yvonne Rainer) embark on a quest for self-transformation, which quickly heads towards destruction as they are subjected to Madame X's sadistic, erotic escapades.
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Tabea Blumenschein
Madame X
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The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
Roswitha Janz
Noa-Noa
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Dörte Völz-Mammarella
Monika von Cube
Karla Freud-Goldmund
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Ticket of No Return
Irena von Lichtenstein
Blow-up
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Yvonne Rainer
Josephine de Collage
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Amy!
What Maisie Knew
Irene von Lichtenstein
Blow-up
Hella Utesch
Hoi Sin
Lutze
Betty Brillo
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Ticket of No Return
Mona
Omega Zentauri
Ulrike Ottinger
Orlando
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Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
Claudia Skoda
Flora Tannenbaum
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XY - Watch Out for the Trap
Zagarbata
Ulrike Ottinger Director · Tabea Blumenschein Director Dörte Völz-Mammarella Editor
United States release January 1, 1982 · Produced in Germany · Languages English, German, Italian, Russian
Production
Autorenfilm-Produktionsgemeinschaft
Production
Germany
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Original title
Madame X – Eine absolute Herrscherin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Austria · November 5, 1977
Germany · March 3, 1978
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1982
Roxie Theatre, San Francisco
Denmark
October 27, 1989 · Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Germany
April 13, 1978 · TV · ZDF
Netherlands
February 7, 1978 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
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