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  • Anita: Dances of Vice (1987)
  • Unrated
    89 min | Comedy, Drama
Anita: Dances of Vice (1987)
Unrated
89 min | Comedy, Drama

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 ...See moreIn 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. She relives the adventures, scandals, triumphs, trials and tribulations of Anita Berber, and finally merges her own real existence with that of her imagination, until fantasy actually becomes reality. The film makes use of both color (Expressionist style) and black & white (documentary style) to draw the line between fantasy and reality, respectively. Watch how this line is crossed over! Written by Jeff See less
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Mike Shephard (as Michael Schäfer) | Rosa von Praunheim
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Updated Oct 3, 1987

Release date
Oct 3, 1987 (United States)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Lotti Huber
Frau Kutowski / Anita Berber Frau Kutowski / Anita Berber   See fewer
Ina Blum
Nurse / Anita Berber Nurse / Anita Berber   See fewer
Mikael Honesseau
Doctor / Sebastian Droste Doctor / Sebastian Droste   See fewer
Tilmann Lehnert
Actor (as Tillman Lehnert) Actor (as Tillman Lehnert)   See fewer
Nadja Reichardt
Actress Actress   See fewer
Andreas Hofer
Actor (as Andreas Hof) Actor (as Andreas Hof)   See fewer
Gertrud Goroncy
Actress Actress   See fewer
Hannelene Limpach
Hospital analyst Hospital analyst   See fewer
Eva-Maria Kurz
Patientin / Rosa Luxemburg (as Eva Kurz) Patientin / Rosa Luxemburg (as Eva Kurz)   See fewer
Helge Musial
Droste's dance partner in nightclub (as Helge Musil) Droste's dance partner in nightclub (as Helge Musil)   See fewer
Beate Zeider
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Friedrich Steinhauer
Religious fanatic patient Religious fanatic patient   See fewer
Alix Buchen
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Dorit Quass
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Sabine von Recke
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Rosa von Praunheim
Bruder Johannes (uncredited) Bruder Johannes (uncredited)   See fewer
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