Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
1984 · 2h 30m
Drama
Directed by
Ulrike Ottinger
Overview
The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.
Director and cast
- Ulrike Ottinger Director
- Veruschka von Lehndorff as Dorian Gray / Don Luis de la Cerda
- Delphine Seyrig as Dr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville
- Tabea Blumenschein as Andamana
- Toyo Tanaka as Chinese Servant Hollywood / Narrator
- Irm Hermann as Passat / Norn
- Magdalena Montezuma as Golem / Norn
- Barbara Valentin as Susy / Norn
- Luc Alexander Cast
- Horst Benrath Cast
- Jonatan Briel Cast
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