Erotic Thriller ‘Traumnovelle’ Follows in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Footsteps, Black Mandala Takes Rights Ahead of EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran New Zealand sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired worldwide rights to “Traumnovelle,” the German-produced English-language adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella that previously inspired Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut.” The neo-noir thriller, helmed by director Florian Frerichs (“The Last Supper”), marks one of Black Mandala’s biggest acquisitions to date.
The film stars Nikolai Kinski, son of legendary German actor Klaus Kinski, and Laurine Price in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Detlev Buck, Nora Islei, Bruno Eyron and Sharon Kovacs.
The film follows Jakob, a doctor, husband and intellectual in Berlin whose life changes when he embarks on a night-time journey through the city.
After encounters in Berlin’s erotic underground and a mysterious masked opera ball, he must confront questions about love and longing in a world of illusion and twilight.
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