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

6.1
1972 0 hr 50 min Drama

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'.

  • Cast:
    Tabea Blumenschein , Ulrike Ottinger

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Reviews

Executscan
1972/03/27

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Curapedi
1972/03/28

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Philippa
1972/03/29

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Madilyn
1972/03/30

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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