Obsession (1997 film)

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Directed by	Peter Sehr
Produced by	Wolfgang Esterer George Hoffmann Dagmar Rosenbauer
Written by	Marie Noelle Peter Sehr
Starring	Daniel Craig Heike Makatsch Charles Berling
Music by	Micki Meuser
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Heidi Handorf
Release dates	28 August 1997 (1997-08-28) (Germany) 9 September 1997 (1997-09-09) (Canada) (Toronto Film Festival)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France Germany
Language	French English German
Budget	$4.6 million
Box office	$15.000

Obsession is a 1997 Franco-German drama film directed by Peter Sehr and starring Daniel Craig.

The film was released in Germany on 28 August 1997 and premiered in Canada's Toronto Film Festival on 9 September the same year.

Plot

Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lover. John is desperately searching for clues about his past when he and Miriam have a fateful encounter in a Berlin train station. The allure of forbidden love becomes irresistible, and an intense love triangle is ignited. Who will Miriam choose? Who will walk away? For two men who desperately adore the same woman and for the woman who loves them equally...there is no easy way out.

Cast

• Daniel Craig as John MacHale
• Marie-Christine Barrault as Ella Beckmann
• Charles Berling as Pierre
• Heike Makatsch as Miriam Auerbach
• Seymour Cassel as Jacob Frischmuth
• Allen Garfield as Simon Frischmuth
• Daniel Gelin as Xavier

Awards and nominations

• 1997 – San Sebastián International Film Festival – Recipient: Peter Sehr
• 1998 – German Film Awards – Categories: Outstanding Feature Film and Outstanding Individual Achievement – Actress Heike Makatsch

External links

• Obsession at IMDb
• Obsession at Rotten Tomatoes