Anita - Tänze des Lasters (1987)

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89 min - Drama - 21 September 1989 (Australia)

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In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Lotti Huber	...	Frau Kutowski / Anita Berber
	Ina Blum	...	Nurse / Anita Berber
	Mikael Honesseau	...	Doctor / Sebastian Droste
	Tillman Lehnert
	Marion Kutschke
	Bernd Henckels
	Nadja Reichardt
	Andreas Hofer
	Gertrud Goroncy
	Joerg Dauscher
	Hannelene Limpach	...	Hospital analyst
	Eva-Maria Kurz	...	Patientin / Rosa Luxemburg (as Eva Kurz)
	Helge Musial
	Michael Morris
	Rainer Kranich

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In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber, a nude art dancer/drug addict/scandalous figure of post-WWI Berlin. (Berber died of tuberculosis in 1928, having achieved significant success and recognition throughout the dance world.) Frau Kutowski is placed in a mental hospital, where in her own mind she acts out Berber's final days, including in her fantasies the hospital's staff and patients, to represent Anita's friends and associates. She relives the adventures, scandals, triumphs, trials and tribulations of Anita Berber, and finally merges her own real existence with that of her imagination, until fantasy actually becomes reality. The film makes use of both color (Expressionist style) and black & white (documentary style) to draw the line between fantasy and reality, respectively. Watch how this line is crossed over! Written by Jeff <Jeff32262@aol.com>

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