Liebestraum

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2001 Filmcritic.com

Mike Figgis channels David Lynch and the Coen brothers' Barton Fink in this atmospheric neo-noir about a journalist who gets involved with an old friend's wife on the eve of the destruction of a historic cast-iron building. Ironically enough, the building is the site of a years-earlier triple-murder/suicide, in which a vengeful husband killed two cheating lovers.... Putting this all together isn't simple, as Figgis's way-convoluted tale takes you down many a dream-sequenced road. But the ride is a fun one, and the cast is surprisingly apt.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Mike Figgis
  • Producer: Eric Fellner
  • Screenwriter: Mike Figgis
  • Stars: Kevin Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Bill Pullman, Kim Novak, Graham Beckel, Zach Grenier
  • MPAA Rating: R