Genres
Production Companies
Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion
Les Films du Losange
Literarisches Colloquium
The Future of Emily (Flügel und Fesseln)
Overview
Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?
Key Crew
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms
Writer: Helma Sanders-Brahms, Sylvie Ponsard, Suzanne Schiffman
Producer: Christoph Holch
Director of Photography: Sacha Vierny
Top Cast
Brigitte Fossey
Isabelle
Hildegard Knef
Paula
Ivan Desny
Charles
Hermann Treusch
Friedrich
Camille Raymond
Emily
Mathieu Carrière
Caroline Ruprecht
