Isabel on the Stairs (1984)
Twelve-year-old Isabel and her mother, who was a famous political singer, had to escape Chile after the 1973 military coup. Isabel’s father stayed behind fighting in the underground. For six years, they have lived in a new apartment building in East Berlin. At first, the neighbors made an effort to welcome them, but later became more distant. Isabel does not feel at home in the strange country. Not even her friendship to Philip, the neighbors’ son, can change her mind. Almost every day, Isabel sits on the stairs waiting for a letter from her father, from whom she has not heard for many years.
Director: Hannelore Unterberg
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Irina Gallardo as Isabel |
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Mario Krüger as Philipp |
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Teresa Polle as Rosita Perez |
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Jenny Gröllmann as Margot Kunze |
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Jaecki Schwarz as Dieter Kunze |
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Barbara Dittus as Stellv. Direktorin |
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Horst Hiemer as Opa Kunze |
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Ruth Kommerell as Frau Flickenschildt |
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Eva Schäfer as |
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Ilse Bastubbe as |
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Rolf Staude as |
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Ilse Voigt as |
| Camera | Eberhard Geick | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eberhard Borkmann | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Hannelore Unterberg | Director |
| Writing | Waltraud Lewin | Writer |
| Writing | Hannelore Unterberg | Writer |
| Editing | Helga Krause | Editor |
| Sound | Karl-Ernst Sasse | Music |
| Sound | Julio Alegría | Music |