Germany 1971Language:GermanDirector:Michael VerhoevenWriter:Michael VerhoevenCinematographer:Igor LutherEditor:Michael VerhoevenWith:‎Senta Berger, Marianne Blomquist, Hartmut BeckerProducer:Michael VerhoevenProduction Company:Sentana Filmproduktion GmbHDistributor:Sentana Filmproduktion GmbH79 min, Colour

WER IM GLASHAUS LIEBT ... DER GRABEN is the first of several films in which Senta Berger appeared in front of the camera under the direction of Michael Verhoeven. The film was produced by her production company Sentana, which she founded together with her husband. It is about the attempt at a ménage-à-trois between Igor, his wife Hanna and his lover Christine. The film screened in competition at the 1971 Berlinale, was temporarily confiscated for obscenity, and the lead actor and director were temporarily arrested. At the time, the film was widely regarded as a provocation. Michael Verhoeven shot the film in the studio of the painter Hundertwasser on 16mm.

Age rating: from 16 years

Director's Biography:Michael Verhoeven is the son of actress Doris Kiesow and actor and director Paul Verhoeven. In 1965 he founded Sentana Film GmbH, together with Senta Berger, who he married in 1966. Michael Verhoeven's older sister, Lis Verhoeven, who is also an actress, later married Mario Adorf (EUROPA award winner 2019). 

Director's Filmography:
2006 DER UNBEKANNTE SOLDAT (DOC)
1995 MUTTERS COURAGE
1990 DAS SCHRECKLICHE MÄDCHEN
1986 KILLING CARS

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