Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil (1977)

1977

The film tells the story of the “ménage à trois” between Nietzsche, Paul Rée and Lou Salome, the beautiful woman they both were desperately in love with – Nietzsche proposed to her three times, being turned down every time, as she preferred friendship. Nevertheless, she agreed to live with them both, having them both as lovers, which of course could end in no other way but badly.

Faithless (2000)

2000

Marianne is a theatre actress married to an orchestra conductor, Markus. She becomes involved in an affair with their director friend, David, which leads to a painful divorce and battle for custody of their daughter, Isabelle.