Die Putzfraueninsel (1996)

Irma Caspari has dropped her studies and now tries to make a living as a cleaning woman. Her new clients, the Schwarz family, seem to belong to the upper class. Frau Dr. Schwarz is a judge ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Timm

Writers:

Milena Moser (novel), Hansjörg Thurn,

Stars:

Jasmin Tabatabai, Christine Oesterlein, Dagmar Manzel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jasmin Tabatabai	...	Irma Caspari
Christine Oesterlein	...	Nelly Schwarz
Dagmar Manzel	...	Frau Dr. Schwarz
Kevin Ibeka	...	Eugen
Dieter Landuris	...	Richard
Roland Schäfer	...	Emil Schwarz
Maja Felicia Feurich	...	Sybille
Jenny Slawik	...	Edith
Cuco Wallraff	...	Francesco
Nick Wilder	...	Hans O. Meier
Joachim Kemmer	...	Herr Minister
Hussi Kutlucan	...	Mustafa
Ilona Eitel	...	Frau Minister
Werner Heinrichmöller	...	Detektiv
Alex Babu	...	Rosenverkäufer

Storyline

Irma Caspari has dropped her studies and now tries to make a living as a cleaning woman. Her new clients, the Schwarz family, seem to belong to the upper class. Frau Dr. Schwarz is a judge and will be elected state's supervising judge in the near future. Irma has her own point of view about the rich. She has no problems using the Schwarz' luxurious bathtub while she should be working. One day Irma discovers something strange, Obviously the Schwarz family has someone arrested in the cellar: an old woman is laying in the dark groaning. Irma decides to do something about it.

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Plot Keywords:

groan | heritage | shower | female nudity | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

10 October 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Cleaning Ladies Island

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avista Film, Olga Film GmbH, Polyphon Film-und Fernsehgesellschaft

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Papercues"

User Reviews

German movie worth seeing on TV (2/10)

If you see this movie in a film theater you are definitely attending a sneak preview. I saw it the same way. It's one of these films you really don't want to spend money for. There are some funny dialogues and even one exciting chase, but all in all this is just a C movie. In my rating system a C rating means "worth seeing on TV".