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Wikipedia article
'Yesterday Girl' (, "Farewell to Yesterday") is a 1966 drama film directed and written by Alexander Kluge. The film is based on the short story "Anita G." (1962), which is also by Alexander Kluge.Kluge, Alexander. 'Case Histories'. 1962. The film tells the story of Anita G., a young East German migrant to West Germany and her struggle to adjust to her new life.Kluge, Alexander. 'Abschied von Gestern'. 1966. The film is associated with New German Cinema.
The film won four German Film Awards. The film won a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, whereas Kluge's next film, 'Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed' even went on to win the Golden Lion, a political scandal due to its progressive leanings which resulted in no Golden Lions being awarded up to 1979.
Cast
* Alexandra Kluge as Anita G.
* Hans Korte as The Judge
* Werner Kreindl as Record company's owner
* Edith Kuntze-Pellogio as Parole Board Officer
* Palma Falck as Mrs. Budeck
* Gnter Mack as Ministerialrat Pichota
* Eva Maria Meineke as Mrs. Pichota
* as Assistant at the university
References
Category:1966 films
Category:1960s avant-garde and experimental films
Category:1966 drama films
Category:German avant-garde and experimental films
Category:German drama films
Category:West German films
Category:Films directed by Alexander Kluge
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Venice Grand Jury Prize winners
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:1966 directorial debut films
Category:1960s German-language films
Category:1960s German films
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