(Golden Ophelia)

Content: In a surreal, bureaucratically rigid society where ending one’s own life requires an official government permit, depressed florist Stefan Pielek makes the mistake of attempting suicide without the proper paperwork. Under police supervision, he submissively files his official application and closes his shop while waiting for the approval. However, during his aimless wanderings through the city, he meets a young woman who calls herself Ophelia. After falling deeply in love and rediscovering the joy of living, Stefan receives the ultimate bureaucratical blow: his suicide permit is approved, meaning that by law, he no longer exists.

Countries:

Belgium

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

80 minutes

Year:

1974

Directors:

Marcel Martin

Production companies:

Ministerie van Nationale Opvoeding en Nederlandse Cultuur (België),

Promofilm

Actors:

Ophelia

Buckings

Schatteman

Waiter

Driver

Crews:

Director

Music

Director of Photography

Producer

Novel