Die Ortliebschen Frauen (1981)
A pessimistic drama about a family struggling to survive after the death of their father. Left behind are the simple-minded mother, the strong-willed daughter Josefine, another sister and a mentally retarded brother. Josefine takes over the reins and looks after the family. She turns her sister into a maid and forces her brother to live in the cellar.
Director: Luc Bondy
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Edith Heerdegen as Mutter Helene Ortlieb |
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Libgart Schwarz as Josefine Ortlieb |
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Elisabeth Stepanek as Anna Ortlieb |
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Leslie Malton as |
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Enzi Fuchs as |
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Klaus Pohl as |
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Sonja Karzau as |
| Directing | Luc Bondy | Director |
| Production | Joachim von Vietinghoff | Producer |
| Writing | Libgart Schwarz | Writer |
| Writing | Franz Nabl | Novel |
| Production | Pia Frankenberg | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Stefan Arnsten | Editor |
| Production | Bernd Eichinger | Producer |
| Writing | Luc Bondy | Writer |
| Writing | Ellen Hammer | Writer |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Music |
| Camera | Ricardo Aronovich | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pia Frankenberg | Assistant Director |
