The Malady of Death
In the space of a short 65 minutes, a woman enters the luxury apartment of a wealthy man with an eccentric fascination for the female form and is paid both for her sexual favors and for lying there naked and letting him examine the aesthetics of her body. For most of the hour, as the concise narration of Marguerite Duras' novel on eroticism and aesthetics fills the aural gaps, actress Marie Colbin's form fills the visual gaps. But unless viewers consider the feminine eyeball or microscopic views of skin exotic and worth lingering over, the eroticism lies more in the imagination than on the screen. In fact, the female body lying on the bed, taken away from the spirit that animates it, is really just a corpse -- raising the question, exactly what is the "malady of death?"
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- Released
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- Language
- German
Top billed cast
Release dates
AustriaAT
- TV20 Feb 1986
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes ("Un certain regard")18 May 1985
GermanyDE
- Theatrical26 Mar 1985
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- When was The Malady of Death released?
- The Malady of Death was released on 26 March 1985.
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- Who directed The Malady of Death?
- The Malady of Death (1985) was directed by Peter Handke.
- How long is The Malady of Death?
- The Malady of Death runs for 1h 5m.
