More (1969)
Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Drama / Romance / Crime

Film Synopsis

Stefan Brückner, a young German maths graduate, is hitchhiking his way to Paris.  In an arcade, he meets a petty criminal named Charlie who befriends him and takes him to a party where he meets Estelle Miller, an attractive American.  Ignoring his friend's advice to stay away from Estelle, Stefan cannot help falling in love with her.  Not long after, the young woman leaves Paris and heads for Ibiza.  Stefan wastes no time going after her but she evidently has no desire to renew their acquaintance.  Stefan discovers that Estelle is presently staying at a hotel belonging to Dr Ernesto Wolf, a German who is implicated in some shady business deals.  Stefan persuades Estelle to come away and live with him in a remote coastal house.  Before she goes, Estelle steals a large pack of heroin from Wolf.  When he learns that Estelle has been taking drugs Stefan is surprised but takes a dose himself.  One thing leads to another and in no time they have both become hooked on the drug.   As the two young people follow a course of detoxification their relationshp gradually deteriorates as each succumbs to his own private Hell.  When Charlie next sees him, Stefan is a wreck of his former self.  Yet Stefan cannot bring himself to leave Estelle...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Barbet Schroeder
  • Script: Eugène Archer (dialogue), Mimsy Farmer (dialogue), Paul Gardner (dialogue), Paul Gégauff, Barbet Schroeder, Barbet Schroeder (story)
  • Cinematographer: Néstor Almendros
  • Music: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Richard Wright
  • Cast: Mimsy Farmer (Estelle Miller), Klaus Grünberg (Stefan Brückner), Heinz Engelmann (Dr. Ernesto Wolf), Michel Chanderli (Charlie), Henry Wolf (Henry), Louise Wink (Cathy), Georges Montant (Seller)
  • Country: West Germany / France / Luxembourg
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 117 min

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