: Filming took place in West Berlin in 1980, using the Berlin Wall as a literal and metaphorical backdrop for the characters' isolation and internal divisions .
: The creature is often interpreted as a physical manifestation of Anna's repressed desires and the emotional "void" left by her crumbling marriage .
The 1981 film Posjedovanje (better known by its international title, Possession ) is a cult psychological horror masterpiece directed by Andrzej Żuławski . Set in a bleak, divided West Berlin, it is famous for its visceral intensity and surrealist exploration of a marriage's violent disintegration .
: Isabelle Adjani won the Best Actress award at both the Cannes Film Festival and the César Awards for her role. Her "subway seizure" scene is considered one of the most intense performances in cinema history.
: The film follows Mark (played by Sam Neill), an international spy who returns home to find his wife, Anna (Isabelle Adjani), demanding a divorce . As Mark investigates her increasingly erratic and disturbing behavior, he discovers she has entered into a bizarre relationship with a tentacled monster .
: Due to its extreme gore and disturbing content, the film was famously banned in the UK as a "video nasty" and heavily edited for its initial US release . Possession (1981)
