Miss Butterfly (1966)
After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Director: Kurt Barthel
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Melania Jakubisková as Helene |
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Christa Heiser as Asta |
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Carola Braunbock as Tante |
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Milan Sládek as Pantomime |
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Herwart Grosse as Kubinke, Busfahrer |
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Rolf Hoppe as Himmelblau |
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Lissy Tempelhof as Frau Fertig |
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Irene Korb as Leiterin des Exquisit |
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Heinz-Jörg Herrmann as Boxer |
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Freimut Götsch as Freund des Boxers |
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Peter Rabenalt as Saxophonspieler |
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Betrunkener im Bus |
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Carmen-Maja Antoni as |
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Karin Heinrich as Marion, Helenes Freunding |
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Lothar Förster as Dozent |
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Sina Fiedler-Engel as |
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Gert Klisch as |
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Max Klingberg as |
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Hans-Joachim Glaeser as |
| Editing | Rita Hiller | Editor |
| Writing | Christa Wolf | Writer |
| Writing | Gerhard Wolf | Writer |
| Directing | Kurt Barthel | Director |
| Writing | Kurt Barthel | Writer |
| Camera | Claus Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Hans-Jürgen Sasse | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Peter Rabenalt | Original Music Composer |