Egomania: Island Without Hope

Egomania is a visually stunning end-of-the-world melodrama about lust, jealousy and murder set amidst solar eclipses, orchestral chants and the distant thunder of the boiling sea. The film’s characters – riddled with unconscious desires – find themselves imprisoned on an island. Drawing parallels to the work of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and staring Jarman’s actress-muse Tilda Swinton, Schlingensief’s raw and almost mythological film stands in contrast to his more offensive efforts.

Cast

Udo Kier

Baron Tante Teufel

Tilda Swinton

Sally

Uwe Fellensiek

William

Anna Fechter

Ria

Anastasia Kudelka

Anastasia

Sergej Gleithmann

Anatol

Dietrich Kuhlbrodt

Notary

Wolfgang Schulte

Notary's Assistant

Ark Boysen

Sailor

Melf Boysen

Small Boy