The Unburdening
In this surreal, overstated, black-and-white film by Marcel Schuepbach, a young woman is slowly driven to near insanity by an inner desire for a passionate existence, while she lives a dull life at her grandmother's country home. The grandmother recalls how her own daughter lost hold of sanity and died on her lover's grave -- and she begins to see similarities in her granddaughter's behavior.
Cast
Anne Caudry
as Rose-Hélène
Anne-Marie Blanc
as La grand-mère
Fabienne Guelpa
as Flore
Nicole Roüan
as La mère
Serge Avédikian
as Valentin
Hanns Zischler
as Diego
Roland Amstutz
as Le père