Laputa
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 Eva Schlensag Editor
Budget $20M · First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Budget
$19,861,986
Production
Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1986
Montréal World Film Festival
Germany · July 30, 1987
Theatrical
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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