Schramm (1993) is a German horror film written and directed by Jörg Buttgereit, with screenplay credit also to Franz Rodenkirchen. It tells the story of a man referred to in the media as the 'Lipstick Killer', who is believed to have had multiple victims.
Lothar Schramm is a polite, neighborly cab driver who makes an honest living. Sometimes he invites callers in for cognac, such as a couple who come to his door seeking to tell him about Jesus. Later he might slit their throats and assemble their bodies in suggestive poses.
He lives next door to a young, beautiful prostitute named Marianne, with whom he is smitten. Schramm is lonely. His sex life is seriously deranged, with various expressions, and his social life is nonexistent. He whitewashes bloodstains from his murders off the walls of his flat.
When Marianne is invited by some affluent gentlemen clients to a villa outside of town, she asks Schramm to chauffeur her so she'll be safe. He accepts and afterward invites her to a friendly dinner, ignoring his desire for her. He takes her back to his flat, where he drugs, strips, and photographs her. He masturbates over her naked body. The next day Marianne rings at his door for a lift, but Schramm does not answer. He has fallen from a ladder while painting over the blood on his walls and dies. His head has cracked on the floor.
The last passage shows Marianne in the villa outside of town, attired like a Hitler Youth, and bound and gagged on a chair. She is a helpless victim to her twisted clients. Papers report the 'Lonesome Death of Lipstick Killer.'
Castedit
Florian Koerner von Gustorf as Lothar Schramm
Monika M. as Marianne
Micha Brendel as Der Gläubige
Carolina Harnisch as Die Gläubige
Xaver Schwarzenberger as Älterer Herr 1
Gerd Horvath as Älterer Herr 2
Michael Brynntrup as Jesus
Franz Rodenkirchen as Zahnarzt
Anne Presting as Zahnärztin
Eddi Zacharias as Liebhaber
Michael Romahn as Selbstmörder
Volker Hauptvogel as Kellner
Backgroundedit
The film opens with a quote by American serial killer Carl Panzram (executed 1930). It is loosely based on the criminology profiles of him and other documented killers.
Referencesedit
Kerekes, D. (1998). Sex, Murder, Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit. Manchester: HEADPRESS.
Koven, M. J. (2007). Buttgereit's Poetics: 'Schramm' as a Cinema of Poetry. In Hantke, S. Caligari's Heirs: The German Cinema of Fear after 1945. pp. 185–197. Lanham, Maryland, Toronto, Plymouth UK: The Scarecrow Press Inc.
Stiglegger, M. (2007). "Good News From the Underground: A Conversation with Jörg Buttgereit." In Hantke, S. Caligari's Heirs: The German Cinema of Fear after 1945. pp. 219–226. Lanham, Maryland, Toronto, Plymouth UK: The Scarecrow Press Inc.
schramm, film, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, schramm, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2015, learn. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Schramm film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Schramm 1993 is a German horror film written and directed by Jorg Buttgereit with screenplay credit also to Franz Rodenkirchen It tells the story of a man referred to in the media as the Lipstick Killer who is believed to have had multiple victims SchrammDirected byJorg ButtgereitWritten byJorg ButtgereitFranz RodenkirchenProduced byManfred O JelinskiStarringFlorian Koerner von GustorfMonika M Micha BrendelCarolina HarnischEdited byJorg ButtgereitManfred O JelinskiMusic byMax MullerGundula SchmitzRelease date1993 1993 Running time65 min CountryGermanyLanguageGerman Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Background 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis editLothar Schramm is a polite neighborly cab driver who makes an honest living Sometimes he invites callers in for cognac such as a couple who come to his door seeking to tell him about Jesus Later he might slit their throats and assemble their bodies in suggestive poses He lives next door to a young beautiful prostitute named Marianne with whom he is smitten Schramm is lonely His sex life is seriously deranged with various expressions and his social life is nonexistent He whitewashes bloodstains from his murders off the walls of his flat When Marianne is invited by some affluent gentlemen clients to a villa outside of town she asks Schramm to chauffeur her so she ll be safe He accepts and afterward invites her to a friendly dinner ignoring his desire for her He takes her back to his flat where he drugs strips and photographs her He masturbates over her naked body The next day Marianne rings at his door for a lift but Schramm does not answer He has fallen from a ladder while painting over the blood on his walls and dies His head has cracked on the floor The last passage shows Marianne in the villa outside of town attired like a Hitler Youth and bound and gagged on a chair She is a helpless victim to her twisted clients Papers report the Lonesome Death of Lipstick Killer Cast editFlorian Koerner von Gustorf as Lothar Schramm Monika M as Marianne Micha Brendel as Der Glaubige Carolina Harnisch as Die Glaubige Xaver Schwarzenberger as Alterer Herr 1 Gerd Horvath as Alterer Herr 2 Michael Brynntrup as Jesus Franz Rodenkirchen as Zahnarzt Anne Presting as Zahnarztin Eddi Zacharias as Liebhaber Michael Romahn as Selbstmorder Volker Hauptvogel as KellnerBackground editThe film opens with a quote by American serial killer Carl Panzram executed 1930 It is loosely based on the criminology profiles of him and other documented killers References editKerekes D 1998 Sex Murder Art The Films of Jorg Buttgereit Manchester HEADPRESS Koven M J 2007 Buttgereit s Poetics Schramm as a Cinema of Poetry In Hantke S Caligari s Heirs The German Cinema of Fear after 1945 pp 185 197 Lanham Maryland Toronto Plymouth UK The Scarecrow Press Inc Stiglegger M 2007 Good News From the Underground A Conversation with Jorg Buttgereit In Hantke S Caligari s Heirs The German Cinema of Fear after 1945 pp 219 226 Lanham Maryland Toronto Plymouth UK The Scarecrow Press Inc External links editSchramm at IMDb nbsp Jelinski amp Buttgereit Online nbsp This article about a 1990s horror film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a German film of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schramm film amp oldid 1195460607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
