The Ogre Movie

After a six-year interlude in which he sampled the high-pressure life of a studio executive, Oscar-winning director Volker Schlondorff has gone back to his real work: the adaptation of literature to film. Schlondorff's new $18-million feature "The Ogre," starring John Malkovich, premiered nearly two weeks ago in Germany and was shown on the closing night of the Toronto Film Festival. The French premiere is Oct. 2; the American release remains unscheduled.

After a six-year interlude in which he sampled the high-pressure life of a studio executive, Oscar-winning director Volker Schlondorff has gone back to his real work: the adaptation of literature to film. Schlondorff's new $18-million feature "The Ogre," starring John Malkovich, premiered nearly two weeks ago in Germany and was shown on the closing night of the Toronto Film Festival. The French premiere is Oct. 2; the American release remains unscheduled.