Water Drops on Burning Rocks

Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Original release poster
Directed byFrançois Ozon
Written byFrançois Ozon
Based onTropfen auf heiße Steine by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited by
Production
companies
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 13 February 2000 (2000-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • 15 March 2000 (2000-03-15) (France)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages
  • French
  • German
Box office$86,132

Water Drops on Burning Rocks (French: Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes) is a 2000 French romantic comedy drama film directed by François Ozon,[1] based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play Tropfen auf heißen Steinen.[2] The plot concerns a 50 year old businessman in 1970s Germany, who becomes infatuated with a man 30 years his junior.

The film premiered at Berlinale on 13 February 2000 and was theatrically released on 15 March by Haut et Court to generally positive reviews from critics.

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