Bildnis einer Trinkerin. Aller jamais retour (1979)

Director:

Ulrike Ottinger

Writer:

Ulrike Ottinger

Stars:

Tabea Blumenschein, Lutze, Magdalena Montezuma

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tabea Blumenschein	...	Sie
Lutze	...	Trinkerin vom Zoo
Magdalena Montezuma	...	Soziale Frage
Orpha Termin	...	Exakte Statistik
Monika von Cube	...	Gesunder Menschenverstand
Paul Glauer	...	Zwerg
Nina Hagen	...	Sängerin in Taxifahrerkneipe
Günter Meisner	...	Direktor Willi
Kurt Raab	...	Chef
Volker Spengler	...	Transvestit
Eddie Constantine	...	Küstler
Ginka Steinwachs
Mercedes Vostell
Wolf Vostell
Raúl Gimenez

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

alcohol | feminism

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

27 October 1979 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Portrait of a Female Drunkard. Ticket of No Return

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Autorenfilm-Produktionsgemeinschaft, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

A woman travels to West Berlin from France, and she drinks a lot of booze.

There is not much of a cohesive plot to speak of, but nonetheless this is a great film. The lead character does not speak, so if this would bother you then you should not watch this film. I think of this as a German, experimental Absolutely Fabulous. Nina Hagen has a bit role in this film, and she is spectacular. The tone of this film is a lot like Fassbinder's Satan's Brew, in fact Ottlinger could be called the female counterpart to Fassbinder. This is a comedy, but a subtle, and strange one. Unfortunately, I don't think this film is available in the U.S., however a German woman showed it to me and the version she had did have English subtitles, so it is out there somewhere.