Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1977)

Released | 1977-11-05 | Fantasy | 136m | 4.4/10

Tabea Blumenschein (Director) | Ulrike Ottinger (Writer) | Dörte Völz-Mammarella (Editor) |

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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.

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Tabea Blumenschein (Madame X) | Roswitha Janz (Noa-Noa) | Monika von Cube (Karla Freud-Goldmund) | Irena von Lichtenstei (Blow-up) | Yvonne Rainer (Josephine de Collage) | Hella Utesch (Hoi Sin) | Lutze (Betty Brillo) | Ulrike Ottinger (Orlando) | Claudia Skoda (Flora Tannenbaum) |