Fleur Lafontaine

Fleur Lafontaine

1978 · 186 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Berlin, 1948: Paralyzed and robbed of her memory, Fleur regains consciousness after a serious fall. The doctor treating her recognizes that her problem is of a psychological nature and encourages her to face up to her past. The daughter of a brothel owner is reluctant to look back: on a hapless childhood, her relationships with bon vivant Dr. Goldner and the politically committed locksmith Philipp (Hilmar Thate) as well as the difficult period of fascism... This exciting journey into the German past is based on Dinah Nelken's novel "Das angstvolle Heldenleben einer gewissen Fleur Lafontaine".

Directed by Horst Seemann · Written by Horst Seemann

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Angelica Domröse Fleur Lafontaine
Hilmar Thate Philipp Pommeranz
Eberhard Esche Dr. Fritz Goldner
Gisela May Käthe Lafontaine
Fred Düren Eberhard Lafontaine
Gerhard Bienert Opa Schnedderich
Jutta Hoffmann Lotti Goldner
Hans Teuscher Jean Louis Lafontaine
Herwart Grosse Professor Bardekow
Käthe Reichel Tussi
Stefan Lisewski Herbert Bumke
Leon Niemczyk Bangemann

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