Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio

March. 27,1972

Rating：

6.1

Genre：

Drama

Keywords：

Woman Director

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Once upon a time there was a country known by the name of Laura Molloy. Laura Molloy was the name of this country. Only women lived in Laura MolloyEsmeralda del Rio was a woman. One day Esmeralda del Rio had the idea to undergo a series of transformations, which were to take her very far. So far did she go that she had no way of knowing how far she had gone. Two things were certain: Esmeralda del Rio was blond and in her own way she practiced a kind of magic which I would like to call 'blond magic'.

Tabea Blumenschein as Esmeralda del Rio / Olimpia Vincitor / Linda MacNamara / Jimmy Junod

Ulrike Ottinger as Kakalia Katzen

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Reviews

Karry

1972/03/27

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Intcatinfo

1972/03/28

A Masterpiece!

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Kayden

1972/03/29

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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Isbel

1972/03/30

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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