Film
Madame X – An Absolute Ruler
Germany- Director
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Year
- 1978
The notorious pirate ruler Madame X places a print ad, calling on women to escape their boring lives and promising "gold, love and adventure" to all who come aboard her ship, the Orlando. A motley crew including a housewife, diva and artist (played by Yvonne Rainer) embark on a quest for self-transformation, which quickly heads towards destruction as they are subjected to Madame X's sadistic, erotic escapades.
Top cast
Tabea Blumenschein
Madame X
Roswitha Janz
Noa-Noa
Monika von Cube
Karla Freud-Goldmund
Irena von Lichtenstein
Blow-up
Yvonne Rainer
Josephine de Collage
Hella Utesch
Hoi Sin
Lutze
Betty Brillo
Ulrike Ottinger
Orlando
Claudia Skoda
Flora Tannenbaum
Mackay Taylor
Belcampo
Jean Matelot
Moorenhut
Frank Ripploh
Besatzung der Luxusjacht
Directed by
Ulrike Ottinger, Tabea Blumenschein
Written by
Ulrike Ottinger
