Characters & Themes
Burning Beds (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 83 mins · German
- Starring
- Ian Dury, René Schoenenberger, Linda Joy, Frances Tomelty, Klaus Wyborny, Gerhard Garbers
Harry, a timpanist with a pyromaniac streak, and Gina, an equally volatile partner, are forced to share a cramped Hamburg flat because of the city’s housing shortage. Their cohabitation sparks a combustible rivalry, pitting Harry’s marital tactics against Gina’s relationship‑sabotaging antics, making each encounter a tense, equal‑footed duel.
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