"Sheer Madness"
1982
Derected by Margarethe von Trotta

In this complex and exhilarating film, von Trotta maps the destructive side of heterosexual politics as she explores the relationship of two profoundly enmeshed women. Olga (Hanna Schygulla), a professor of women's literature, saves Ruth (Angela Winkler), an artist, from suicide and tries to free her from going into the dark places of the self. "A moving and first-rate piece of work" (Barbara Koenig Quart, Cineaste). German with English subtitles.  107 minutes.