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Macao – Die Rückseite des Meeres streaming

1988 Movie Switzerland Drama, Fantasy 93 min
By: Clemens Klopfenstein With: Max Rüdlinger, Christine Lauterburg, Hans-Dieter Jendreyko

Max and Chrige are a nice pair, she's a Jodel singer and he is a linguist. While flying to Sweden, on his way to a conference, his plane crashes into the Baltic Sea. But Max survives the accident and reemerges from the waters, eventually reaching the coast of a Chinese island. Only minutes later, the airplane's pilot also reaches the shores. Max and the pilot are met by friendly locals who help them, but they are unable to leave the place and go back home. Soon, the pilot starts having an ominous feeling about their apparent rescue.

Festival Achievements

Rotterdam International Film Festival 1989
Selections:
IFFR Selection

Mood

Hopeful
Melancholic
Mysterious
Reflective
Thought-Provoking

Cast & Crew

Clemens Klopfenstein
Felix Tissi
Wolfram Groddeck
Christine Lauterburg
Max Rüdlinger
Hans-Dieter Jendreyko
Clemens Klopfenstein (Director)

Cinematic Technique

Contrast
Dreamlike Imagery
Landscape Focus
Nonlinear Narrative
Visual Metaphors
Visual Symbolism

Film Movements

Art Cinema

Narrative Structure

Fragmented
Nonlinear

Pace

Contemplative
Reflective
Slow-Paced
Steady

Style

Adventurous
Art Film
Experimental
Exploratory
Non-Linear
Surreal

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Reality Vs Illusion
Search For Husband

Characters

Pilot
Plane Survivor
Swiss Linguists

Ending

Ambiguous
Open-Ended
Surreal

Historical Context

1980S

Key Plot Points

Island Survival
Plane Disappearance
Questioning Reality

Plot

Disappearance
Hope Vs Despair
Island Mystery
Search For Meaning

Setting

Alps
Contrast
Swiss Alps
Tropical Island

Shooting Location

Swiss Alps
Tropical Island

Theme

Connection
Existential Questioning
Hope
Loss
Reality And Illusion
Search For Meaning

Genre

Adventure
Art Film
Drama
Experimental
Mystery

Audiences

Adults
Art Film Enthusiasts
Cinephiles
Cultural Explorers
Language Enthusiasts

Titles

Macao – Die Rückseite des Meeres
Macao – The Backside Of The Sea

Production Countries

Switzerland

Release Year

1988
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