The Berlin Affair

The Berlin Affair (Interno Berlinese)
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Liliana Cavani
Screenplay by	Liliana Cavani Roberta Mazzoni
Based on	Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Produced by	Yoram Globus Menahem Golan
Starring	Gudrun Landgrebe Kevin McNally Mio Takaki
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Michael J. Duthie Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Pino Donaggio
Production companies	Cannon Films Italian international Film
Release dates	October 1985 (1985-10) (U.S.) 6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) (Italy) February 1986 (1986-02) (Berlin International Film Festival)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy West Germany

The Berlin Affair (Italian: Interno Berlinese; German: Leidenschaften) is a 1985 Italo-German film, directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally and Mio Takaki.^[1] Set in Berlin, 1938, it sees the wife of a rising Nazi diplomat fall in love with Mitsuko Matsugae, the daughter of the Japanese ambassador and an artist. Her husband finds out, and moves to break up the affair. However he soon falls in love with Mitsuko himself, leading to the intervention of officials higher in the system. The film is based upon the novel Quicksand by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.