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Anita – Dances of Vice (1988)
Directed by Rosa von Praunheim
Overview
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.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Lotti Huber | Ina Blum | Mikael Honesseau | Eva-Maria Kurz | Hannelene Limpach | Andreas Hofer | Joerg Dauscher | Friedrich Steinhauer | Rosa von Praunheim