Miss Butterfly

Miss Butterfly

68 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 4, 1966

After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.

Miss Butterfly

68 mins | Drama, Comedy | Feb. 4, 1966

Miss Butterfly
After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Producers DEFA
Original title Fräulein Schmetterling
Directors Kurt Barthel
Writers Gerhard Wolf, Christa Wolf, Kurt Barthel

Cast

Christa Heiser

as Asta

Carola Braunbock

as Tante

Milan Sládek

as Pantomime

Herwart Grosse

as Kubinke, Busfahrer

Rolf Hoppe

as Himmelblau

Lissy Tempelhof

as Frau Fertig

Irene Korb

as Leiterin des Exquisit

Freimut Götsch

as Freund des Boxers

Peter Rabenalt

as Saxophonspieler

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

as Betrunkener im Bus

Karin Heinrich

as Marion, Helenes Freunding

Lothar Förster

as Dozent