The Cool Lakes of Death
1982 · 2h 4m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Nouchka van Brakel
,
Matthijs van Heijningen
Overview
Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.
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