Anita – Dances of Vice (1988)
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.
Director: Rosa von Praunheim
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Lotti Huber as Frau Kutowski / Anita Berber |
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Ina Blum as Nurse / Anita Berber |
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Mikael Honesseau as Doctor / Sebastian Droste |
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Eva-Maria Kurz as Patientin / Rosa Luxemburg |
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Hannelene Limpach as |
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Andreas Hofer as |
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Joerg Dauscher as |
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Friedrich Steinhauer as |
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Rosa von Praunheim as |
| Writing | Marianne Enzensberger | Writer |
| Writing | Lotti Huber | Writer |
| Writing | Hannelene Limpach | Writer |
| Writing | Rosa von Praunheim | Writer |
| Directing | Rosa von Praunheim | Director |
| Art | Inge Stiborski | Art Direction |
| Editing | Rosa von Praunheim | Editor |
| Editing | Mike Shephard | Editor |
| Production | Rosa von Praunheim | Producer |
| Sound | Konrad Elfers | Music |
| Camera | Elfi Mikesch | Director of Photography |