Anita--Dances Of Vice


1h 25m 1987

Brief Synopsis

An elderly woman, after claiming to be the famed nude dancer Anita Berber of 1920s Berlin and disrobing in public, is committed by authorities to a psychiatric hospital where scenes, perhaps imaginary, from her earlier life unfold.

Film Details

Also Known As
Anita - Tanze des Lasters, Anita, Dances of Vice, Anita: Dances of Vice
Genre
Biography
Dance
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Road Movies Filmproduktion; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
First Run Features; Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Location
Berlin, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

An elderly woman, after claiming to be the famed nude dancer Anita Berber of 1920s Berlin and disrobing in public, is committed by authorities to a psychiatric hospital where scenes, perhaps imaginary, from her earlier life unfold.

Film Details

Also Known As
Anita - Tanze des Lasters, Anita, Dances of Vice, Anita: Dances of Vice
Genre
Biography
Dance
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Road Movies Filmproduktion; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
First Run Features; Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
Location
Berlin, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1988

Released in United States February 1988

Released in United States June 10, 1989

Released in United States June 1994

Released in United States October 1987

Released in United States September 1997

Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1988.

Shown at New York Film Festival October 3 & 4, 1987.

Shown at New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay Film June 10, 1989.

Shown at Washington DC International Film Festival April 20- May 1, 1988.

Began shooting December 1986.

Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Washington DC International Film Festival April 20- May 1, 1988.)

Released in United States February 1988 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival February 1988.)

Released in United States June 1994 (Shown in New York City (Goethe House) as part of program "Retrospective Rosa Von Praunheim" June 10-30, 1994.)

Released in United States June 10, 1989 (Shown at New York International Festival of Lesbian and Gay Film June 10, 1989.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "Homosexual Revolution: A Tribute to Rosa Von Praunheim" September 4-20, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1987 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 3 & 4, 1987.)