Reigen
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Reigen

3.8 / 10 1973 2h 2mNR German
ComedyDrama

Storyline

An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. A soldier meets an eager young lady of the evening. Later he has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid and does similarly with the young man of the house. The young man seduces a married woman. On and on, spinning on the gay carousel of life.

Cast & Crew

Gertraud Jesserer

Gertraud Jesserer

Die Dirne Leocadia

Lead
Hans Brenner

Hans Brenner

Der Soldat Franz

Sydne Rome

Sydne Rome

Das Stubenmädchen Marie

Helmut Berger

Helmut Berger

Der junge Herr Alfred

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Die junge Frau Emma

Peter Weck

Peter Weck

Der Ehegatte Karl

Maria Schneider

Maria Schneider

Das süße Mädel

Michael Heltau

Michael Heltau

Der Dichter Robert

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Otto Schenk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Reigen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker