The False Heart
"The story of the chambermaid Therese threatened by a brutal catholic sect due to her affection."
Therese lives in two worlds. As housemaid she has fallen in love with the sophisticated Countess Meta von W. As a young woman of poor/humble descent, she has to watch as her sister Magdalena is being hauled into the abyss by a devilish sectarian. Together with this notorious pastor, Thomas Pöschl, Magdalena conducts exorcisms at her community/in the village. Small children have to renounce Satan, a young woman is brutally exorcized and later proclaimed a saint by Pöschl.
Directed by Cajetan Jacob
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Cast
- Eva Allenbach Therese Sickinger
- Julia Lena Lippoldt Countess Meta
- Beate Korntner Marta
- Elke Pusl Magdalena Sickinger
- Hannes Liebmann Thomas Pöschl
- Georg Bonn Forstverwalter
- Walter Ludwig Pfarrer Götz
- Christine Renhardt Katharina Sickinger
- Angelika Nieder Anni
Make it a double feature
3h 25m together
The False Heart
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A close match in mood and era.
