Edwin Brienen at Criticker

Summary: A group of Dutch artists try to set up an erotic show in a Berlin nightclub. When the show flops, the group fades away into alcohol abuse and sexual excesses. The Virgin Mary manifests herself to the group and offers them happiness. But happiness is hard to find...

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Summary: "Terrorama!" is a film about a group of frustrated, angry people. They blame society for their traumatic experiences. So they kidnap TV host Gerard van Dongen, and confront him with torture and rape. The film starts as a theatre play, with long shots and monologues about failed love, misery and the justice of violence... (imdb comment)

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Summary: The story of Dynasty, a ballerina whose dream was to become famous at the local Vaudeville theater. Unfortunately, she slipped further and further away from reality. Now Dynasty is desperately searching for a new role both in her real life and as an actress. Haunted by her own nightmares and fantasies, there is only one frightening option left: the notorious Pygor and his outdated L'amour Toujours Theatre... (imdb)

L'amour toujours (2008)

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Edwin Brienen's Hysteria (2006)

Summary: "Hysteria" tells the story of a woman, Lara (Eva Dorrepaal), trapped in her own nightmare. After being raped by a masked man, Lara ends up in the castle of a degenerated family and soon becomes the object of torture and humiliation. Desperately she tries to find a way to escape her own dreams... "Hysteria" is a political horror that deals with topics such as mind manipulation and false reality.

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Summary: Julia, a European actress who relocated to New York to try and make the big time, stars in an avant-garde theatre play, directed by the eccentric Magda. Inspired by obsessive philosophers such as Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and LaVey - "Forget the weak, the virtuous ones and the compassionate ones" - Magda explores the dark side of life. Julia's co-star, herein, is Cooper who has an abusive relationship with the sexually frustrated Tom... (imdb)

Last Performance (2006)

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Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte (2005)

Summary: A dark comedy about anti-hero Ulli, who’s desperately searching for company during Christmas Eve.

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Summary: Tongue in cheeck "philosophical" kammerspiel / "horror" video clip. Five minutes of monologue by the leading lady. Five minutes of song and dance like it would never be shown on MTV. And that's no guarantee of quality. (Unknown)

Das absolut Böse (2005)

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Summary: The film probes the underbelly of relationships and is suffused with an atmosphere reminiscent of French cinema of the 70's but also contains bone-chilling moments that recall Carrie and Repulsion. ARTE TV broadcasts in 2005 a documentary about Brienen, where they compared his work and intensity with Kubrick's Clockwork Orange. (imdb)

Both Ends Burning (2004)

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L'amour toujours (2008)

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Edwin Brienen's Hysteria (2006)

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Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte (2005)

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Das absolut Böse (2005)

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Both Ends Burning (2004)

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L'amour toujours (2008)

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Edwin Brienen's Hysteria (2006)

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Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte (2005)

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Das absolut Böse (2005)

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Both Ends Burning (2004)

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