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Death and the Maiden is a 1994 mystery drama film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson. It was based on the 1990 play of the same name by Ariel Dorfman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Rafael Yglesias.
- $12 million
- Wojciech Kilar
- December 23, 1994
- Josh Kramer, Thom Mount
Jan 27, 1995 · Death and the Maiden: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson, Krystia Mova. A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
- (26K)
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Roman Polanski
- 1995-01-27
Death and the Maiden (Der Tod und das Mädchen in German) was a common motif in Renaissance art, especially in German painting and printmaking. The usual form shows just two figures, with a young woman being seized by a personification of Death , often shown as a skeleton.
Paulina Escobar (Sigourney Weaver) is convinced that the guest (Ben Kingsley) her lawyer husband (Stuart Wilson) brings home is the same man who who kidnapped, tortured and raped her years ago.
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- Roman Polanski
- R
- Sigourney Weaver
Jan 13, 1995 · Death And The Maiden. Roger Ebert January 13, 1995. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It is a dark and stormy night. In an isolated house on a deserted landscape, a woman waits alone.
Death and the Maiden is a 1990 play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner. It had one reading and one workshop production prior to its world premiere.
