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Burning Secret

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American Sonya Tuchman has traveled to a Viennese sanatorium in hopes of curing her sickly son, Edmund, of his chronic asthma. At the facility, Sonya and Edmund become entranced with Baron Alexander von Hauenstein. After entertaining young Edmund, the baron falls for Sonya, who is in a loveless marriage. But Edmund, overcome with jealousy, may take action in a way that could devastate everyone in this unorthodox triangle.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Burning Secret is one of those dark, brooding European dramas in which carriages are always arriving in the snow, and it's warm inside the chateau but cold in the hearts of the characters. Go to Full Review Hilary Mantel The Spectator 04/10/2019
The chief culprit, though, is Faye Dun away, who looks pained throughout. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/31/2005
2/5
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01/25/2013 The picture is unrepentant, high-toned hooey -- a Hollywood-style melodrama in art house drag. See more Read all reviews
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Andrew Birkin

Director

Faye Dunaway

Mrs. Sonya Tuchman

Klaus Maria Brandauer

The Baron Alexander von Hauenstein

David Eberts

Edmund Tuchman

Ian Richardson

Mr. Tuchman

Veronika Jenikova

Kissing Woman
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Synopsis American Sonya Tuchman has traveled to a Viennese sanatorium in hopes of curing her sickly son, Edmund, of his chronic asthma. At the facility, Sonya and Edmund become entranced with Baron Alexander von Hauenstein. After entertaining young Edmund, the baron falls for Sonya, who is in a loveless marriage. But Edmund, overcome with jealousy, may take action in a way that could devastate everyone in this unorthodox triangle.
Director
Andrew Birkin
Producer
Norma Heyman, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Carol Lynn Greene
Screenwriter
Andrew Birkin
Production Co
B.A. Produktion, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Rating
PG
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$132.7K
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround
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