Death and the Maiden

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film psychological drama film

Death and the Maiden is a psychological drama film adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s play, centered on a former political prisoner who believes she has encountered her past torturer.

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Death and the Maiden canonical 3
Death and the Maiden (1994 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
psychological drama film ⓘ
basedOn play "Death and the Maiden" ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Ariel Dorfman ⓘ
castMember Ben Kingsley ⓘ
Sigourney Weaver ⓘ
Stuart Wilson ⓘ
characterOccupation Dr. Roberto Miranda – physician ⓘ
Gerardo Escobar – lawyer ⓘ
Paulina Escobar – former political prisoner ⓘ
cinematographer Tonino Delli Colli NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Wojciech Kilar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Roman Polanski ⓘ
distributor Fine Line Features ⓘ
editor Hervé de Luze NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation Chile (setting inspiration) ⓘ
genre psychological drama ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasAdaptationSourceType stage play ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Dr. Roberto Miranda ⓘ
Gerardo Escobar ⓘ
Paulina Escobar ⓘ
narrativeForm chamber drama ⓘ
originalPlayPremiereYear 1990 ⓘ
plotSummary A former political prisoner believes she has encountered the man who tortured and raped her under a past dictatorship. ⓘ
producer Bonnie Timmermann ⓘ
Thom Mount ⓘ
releaseYear 1994 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 103 ⓘ
screenwriter Ariel Dorfman ⓘ
Rafael Yglesias ⓘ
setting unnamed South American country ⓘ
theme justice and revenge ⓘ
political repression ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
truth and memory ⓘ

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Glenn Close → notableWork → Death and the Maiden ⓘ
Ben Kingsley → notableWork → Death and the Maiden ⓘ
Susan → notableWork → Death and the Maiden ⓘ
subject surface form: Susan Alexandra Weaver
Rafael Yglesias → screenwriterOf → Death and the Maiden ⓘ
this entity surface form: Death and the Maiden (1994 film)