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Circle of Deceit

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Circle of Deceit (1981)

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Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Volker Schlondorff's CIRCLE OF DECEIT eloquently captures the chaos of war through the eyes of German journalist Georg (Bruno Ganz). As his marriage quickly degrades, Georg decides to escape to... Volker Schlondorff's CIRCLE OF DECEIT eloquently captures the chaos of war through the eyes of German journalist Georg (Bruno Ganz). As his marriage quickly degrades, Georg decides to escape to war-torn Beirut, where he hopes to document the country's civil war in an essay for his newspaper. Along with his photographer friend Hoffman (Jerzy Skolimowski), he finds himself immersed in the immediacy of the violence -- dodging bullets and conducting interviews with dangerous subjects. He also finds another kind of danger, an affair with a beautiful widow (Hanna Schygulla). [More]

Starring: Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jean Carmet, Jerzy Skolimowski

Starring: Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jean Carmet, Jerzy Skolimowski, Gila von Weitershausen, Peter Martin Urtel, John Munro, Fouad Naim, Josette Khalil

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Composer: Maurice Jarre

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This politically charged 1981 drama isn't one of Schlöndorff's greatest films, but its strong moral concerns and superb cast make it well worth viewing.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/31/03
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

The humanist Circle of Deceit charts the many moral quandaries encountered by a journalist when he’s sent to Beirut to catalog the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war.

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07/30/03
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Aspires to the humanist as well as the humanitarian, and ultimately achieves both.

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07/29/03
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David Ng
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