

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
1984, German. Directed by Ulrike Ottinger.
The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press is streaming on MUBI and DocAlliance Films in India.
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Cast & crew
- Ulrike OttingerDirector
- Veruschka von LehndorffDorian Gray / Don Luis de la Cerda
- Delphine SeyrigDr. Mabuse / Grand Inquisitor of Seville
- Tabea BlumenscheinAndamana
- Toyo TanakaChinese Servant Hollywood / Narrator
- Irm HermannPassat / Norn
- Magdalena MontezumaGolem / Norn
- Barbara ValentinSusy / Norn
- Luc AlexanderCast
- Horst BenrathCast
- Jonatan BrielDr. Spiegelwelt
- Roderick CastilloCast
- Robbie DarsanoCast
Details
- Released
- 9 March 1984
- Original title
- Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Ulrike Ottinger
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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press is streaming on MUBI and DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press?
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984) was directed by Ulrike Ottinger and stars Veruschka von Lehndorff, Delphine Seyrig, Tabea Blumenschein.