Possession (1981)

8	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Andrzej Zulawski

Starring (View all)

Anna / Helen

Mark

Margit Gluckmeister

Heinrich

Johanna Hofer

Heinrich's mother

Carl Duering

Detective

Shaun Lawton

Zimmermann

Michael Hogben

Bob

Written by

Andrzej Zulawski

Frederic Tuten

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1981 - Possession (Trailer USA)

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2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 13 20:19

hongyanbaifa

2 votes

The directors in the west always like to make movies about the devil. The devil is not only about demons, satan or other same ones. It will include more, and is always a symbol about devil forces which can give people great power.
To the people who have weak ability but with huge ambition, the devil is not the death who kills people by holding the sickle but the one with the great power of f... read more

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2 years, 8 months ago at Sep 16 6:02

dappa1975

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WTF got so bored really didnt get it to be honest think I shall try again but first impressions are this is not a easy film to watch..

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A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

Release date : 27 May 1981
UPC: 013131111699

1980s (10), Horror (9), France (7), 1981 (5), Possession (4), French (4), Drama (4), Explosion (3), Surrealism (3), Hysteria (3), Police (3), Sex (3), Madness (3), West Germany (3), Video Nasty (2), Female Nudity (2), Monster (2), Mirror (2), Lust (2), Controversy (2)

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"05.04. PC, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Andrzej Zulawski I don't even know what this is about. Sex? Religion? Fear? Mental illness? No idea. Possession is a surreal horror drama where a man and his wife (an otherworldly performance by Isabelle Adjani) are having trouble with sex and gradually things go batshit crazy and there's a slimy tentacle monster to be taken care of. The acting is really bad, although deliberately, which makes the whole both surreal and funny. It has its unforgettable, great"