Yesterday Girl
Alexander KlugeCast
Alexandra Kluge Hans Korte Edda Seippel
Credits
Written by: Alexander Kluge
Plot
Anita G., a young East German Jewish woman, flees to West Germany, where she steals, lies and falls into affairs, but she cannot adapt to the society she finds. She is arrested, imprisoned and finally gives birth. Alexander Kluge's 1966 film, with Alexandra Kluge, uses a collage of styles, text and voiceover, and won the Silver Lion in Venice. It was a first success of the New German Cinema.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alexander Kluge's film follows a young East German Jewish woman who flees to the West and struggles to fit in, drifting into theft and affairs. Alexandra Kluge is quietly outstanding in a fragmented, ironic New German Cinema founding work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (1,227 votes)
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