The Future of Emily
The Future of Emily

The Future of Emily

5.7(3 votes)
1985
1h 46m
Drama

Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?

Production

ZDF, Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, Les Films du Losange, Literarisches Colloquium

Cast

Brigitte Fossey

Brigitte Fossey

Isabelle

Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Knef

Paula

Ivan Desny

Ivan Desny

Charles

Hermann Treusch

Hermann Treusch

Friedrich

Camille Raymond

Camille Raymond

Emily

Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Caroline Ruprecht

Caroline Ruprecht

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Helma Sanders-Brahms

More Like This

Gypo
Little Man Tate
Bandits
The Road Within
Two-Bit Waltz
The Man of My Life
Heal the Living
Big Girls Don't Cry
Autumn in New York
Pay It Forward
The Taste of Others
Never Mind the Wall