Secrets of a Soul (2012) User Reviews

"Margarethe...Margarethe..."

[OllieMugwump · 10/10 · 16 April 2018]

Secrets of a Soul (2012)

Beautiful surreal sculptress and party girl (the sublime Margarethe Von Stern evoking the classic Expressionist performances of Conrad Veidt and Brigitte Helm with likely shades of Fairuza Balk's Dorothy and Soledad Miranda in her Jess Franco vehicles) is haunted by her malevolent duel-animus (Wolfgang Forster and Victor Brandl) that removes her soul in the form of extracted viscera and crickets captured in a jar - Which she eventually reclaims in a sun-kissed rebirth.

Very much enjoyed the Akki Schulz score for this one, particularly the discordant yet harminous multi-stringed 'main theme'.

Superb work

[totaldracula · 10/10 · 19 March 2018]

It is difficult to explain the feelings this movie has stirred in my mind. It was a long time ago that a movie was able to make such an impression on me. A voyage to the depths of Margarethes soul, a trip to heart and nature, a portrait of a world which is not here but inside us... I highly recommend this movie to art cinema buffs and everyone with the need of feeling far away from our crazy world. No doubt Carsten Frank is an artist on its own and Margarethe a superb, great actress.