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Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion

Laputa

1987 92 min German 16
Wubly rating 6.9 IMDb rating 7.1

Extensive dialogue and the tight focus of a single apartment setting marks this romantic and politically symbolic drama about Malgorzata, a Polish photographer (Krystyna Janda) and her married French lover Paul (Sami Frey). The two rendezvous in West Berlin to spend some time together before Malgorzata has to go back to Warsaw and Paul returns to his wife and daughter.

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Helma Sanders-Brahms Director · Eberhard Geick Cinematographer

Budget $20M · First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Germany

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Budget

$19,861,986

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Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion

Production

Germany

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German

Spoken on screen

German

Release dates

Canada · January 1, 1986

Montréal World Film Festival

Germany · July 30, 1987

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No release date listed for United States.

France

May 8, 1986 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival

January 11, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video

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