For a limited time only, Effigy – Poison and the City, the period thriller I recently edited, will be available for online streaming by Laemmle Virtual Cinema. The film is available for the U.S. market but should also be accessible through a VPN service (Virtual Private Network) from anywhere in the world.*
The film won the Grand Prize (Golden Aphrodite) at the Cyprus International Film Festival (CYIFF), and I was honored with the Best Editing Award. The Hollywood Reporter and the New York Times just recently reviewed the film favorably, and we are currently in consideration for the Golden Globes as Best International Film.
Effigy – Poison and the City is Udo Flohr’s first feature, which he also co-produces. It’s the true story of Gesche Gottfried, one of the first female serial killers ever identified, who murdered 15 people with rat poison between 1813 and 1827. She was found guilty of killing her parents, her three children, her twin brother, three husbands, and some friends and neighbors. Another 20 victims were lucky enough to survive. In 1831, Gottfried was executed for her crimes at age 46.
Effigy was shot in Germany. Thomas Kist, N.S.C. handled the cinematography. The screenplay was written by Peer Meter (based on his own stage play and on original court records), Udo Flohr, and Antonia Roeller. Set design by Christina v. Ahlefeldt-Laurvig and Knut Splett-Henning.
Effigy stars Suzan Anbeh, Elisa Thiemann in her first lead role, Christoph Gottschalch, Roland Jankowsky, Uwe Bohm, Marc Ottiker, Marita Marschall, Tom Keidel, Eugen Krössner, Christian Intorp, and many others.
Here is a conversation with Udo and myself, as we discuss the editing process of the film and what it took to pull off the project.
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