The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
107 min + 115 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Antonin Svoboda

Written By:
Rebecca Blasband
Antonin Svoboda

Actors:
Klaus Maria Brandauer ..... Wilhelm Reich
Julia Jentsch ..... Eva Reich
Jeanette Hain ..... Ilse Reich
Jamie Sives ..... Hamilton
Birgit Minichmayr ..... Aurora
Kenny Doughty ..... Paul
Gary Lewis ..... Dr. Cameron
David Rasche ..... Hills
Shaun Aylward ..... Peter
Markus Schleinzer ..... Agent Klein
Max Deacon ..... Thomas
Ian Towers ..... CIA Agent A
Michael Shannon ..... Judge Clifford
Drew McVety ..... Murphy
Rebecca Blasband ..... Sally Murphy

Synopsis:

At the end of his life, Wilhelm Reich - psychiatrist and experimental scientist searching for the fundamentals of life - finds himself on trial, charged with deception. His dream of liberating human individuality makes him a dangerous opponent of an American system that is striving after 1945 for global hegemony, using all available means. Was it madness to believe in man's liberty or was Reich simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, and, being a holistic global thinker, accurately observing far-reaching socio-political linkages? Ten years after his mysterious death, his writings, once burnt by the US FDA, become an important source of inspiration for a '68 generation in revolt.

The Austrian psychiatrist, scientist and the inventor of the orgone box, Wilhelm Reich fled from the Nazis to the U.S. in 1939. He continued his forays in experimental sciences in Maine and the Arizona desert. A true believer in this theory of a life-force energy called orgone, he devoted his life to research with the ultimate goal of bettering humanity. His sometimes eccentric activities raised suspicions during the paranoid 1950s, leading to criminal charges and a prison sentence. This stirring and handsomely made biopic stars the incomparable Klaus Maria Brandauer as Reich.

Psychiatrist, scientist and the inventor of the orgone box, Wilhelm Reich fled to the U.S. from Nazi Germany in 1939. He continued his forays in experimental sciences in Maine and the Arizona desert. A true believer in this theory of a life-force energy called orgone, he devoted his life to research with the ultimate goal of bettering humanity. His sometimes eccentric activities raised suspicions during the paranoid 1950s, leading to criminal charges and a prison sentence. This stirring and handsomely made biopic stars the incomparable Klaus Maria Brandauer as Reich.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 01 February, 2014.