The Galapagos Affair
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden is a 2013 feature-length documentary directed by Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine. It is about a series of unsolved disappearances on the Galapagos island of Floreana in the 1930s among the largely European expatriate residents at the time. The voice cast includes Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen, Josh Radnor and Gustaf Skarsgård.
It features the 1934 silent film The Empress of Floreana in its entirety, but the four-minute short is split into halves.
Plot
This documentary shares a true story set in the 1930s on the Galapagos Islands. Disenchanted individuals from Europe sought refuge there after World War I, led by a German doctor, Friedrich Ritter, and a woman named Dore Strauch. The arrival of other settlers, including the Wittmers and the eccentric "Baroness" Eloise von Wagner-Bousquet, sparked tensions, disappearances, and rumors of foul play. Despite its excess, the film tells a remarkable tale, featuring actors like Cate Blanchett reading from diaries and reminiscences.Cast (voices)
- Cate Blanchett as Dore Strauch
- Sebastian Koch as Heinz Wittmer
- Thomas Kretschmann as Friedrich Ritter
- Diane Kruger as Margret Wittmer
- Connie Nielsen as Baroness von Wagner-Bousquet
- Josh Radnor as John Garth
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Rolf Blomberg