Anita – Dances of Vice
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 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.
From the archive
A strange very artsy film about a Anita Berber who, apparently, was infamous in post WWI Germany. Not a great copy of the film and rather hard to watch for anyone expecting a polished work. Posted because it is a bit hard to find. Hard coded subtitles over German dialog cards.
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Anita – Dances of Vice (1988) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. No signup, no payment and no advertising interrupts playback. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Rosa von Praunheim
- Starring
- Lotti Huber, Ina Blum, Mikael Honesseau, Eva-Maria Kurz, Hannelene Limpach, Andreas Hofer, Joerg Dauscher, Friedrich Steinhauer
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