A Girl Called Rosemary (1996)
"Das Mädchen Rosemarie" (original title)

Director:

Bernd Eichinger

Writers:

Bernd Eichinger, Uwe Wilhelm

Stars:

Nina Hoss, Heiner Lauterbach, Mathieu Carrière

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nina Hoss	...	Rosemarie Nitribitt
Heiner Lauterbach	...	Konrad Hartog
Mathieu Carrière	...	Fribert
Hannelore Elsner	...	Marga Hartog
Katja Flint	...	Christine
Horst Krause	...	Willi
Til Schweiger	...	Nadler
Heinrich Schafmeister
Hanns Zischler
Manfred Andrae
Frank Heide
Peter Böhlke
Christian Schneller
Irmgard Wagner
Marita Breuer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | nipples | female frontal nudity | female nudity | topless | 

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

13 December 1996 (Germany)

Also Known As:

A Girl Called Rosemary

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,379 (USA) (15 October 1999)

Gross:

$2,379 (USA) (15 October 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Sat.1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1997)

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Soundtracks

Music recording by Pilot Studios Muenchen
Sound Klaus Strazicky

User Reviews

Fascinating period piece about a doomed courtesan

Terrific acting by all of the principal players, especially Hoss as the "bad girl" Rosemarie, whose heartbreak is no less real for the fact that she's a high-priced prostitute. An intelligent, compassionate, forthright film about the Wages of Sin and about the fact that those wages are often paid threefold by women with no economic power or social status who remain at the bottom of the heap while the elite pay next to nothing for the indulgence of their vices and snicker all the way to the bank. Sounds like an old theme, and it is, but this film puts a fresh face on it, with a sharp-tongued screenplay and lots of great 1950s clothing and decor.

If you liked the intense British film "Dance with a Stranger," you'll probably like "A Girl Called Rosemarie." Both films are about feisty, doomed women who fall in love with the wrong men and suffer deeply for it. Various arias and symphonic excerpts from the Verdi opera "La Traviata" (about a doomed courtesan) are used to excellent effect in the soundtrack of "A Girl Called Rosemarie." The spoken German is crisp and enjoyable, and the English subtitles are clear and unobtrusive. Enjoy!