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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

1984

Directed by Ulrike Ottinger

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The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.

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Written by
Ulrike Ottinger
Cinematographer
Ulrike Ottinger
Origin country
Germany
Runtime
2h 30m
Language
German
Also known as
The Image of Dorian Gray in the Yellow Press
TMDB
5.6/10 (11 votes)
IMDb
6.6/10 (157 votes)
Released March 9, 1984·Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse

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