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'''''Anita: Dances of Vice'' ''' ([[German language|German]]: Anita – Tänze des Lasters) is a [[1988 in film|1988]] [[Germany|German]] [[film]] directed by [[Rosa von Praunheim]]. The film follows an elderly delusional woman who thinks she is [[Anita Berber]] (1899-1928), a German dancer who, with her partner, Sebastian Droste, came to represent the decadence of 1920's Berlin with their nude dancing, their cocaine habits and their uninhibited sex lives.<ref name = "Murray 108">Murray, ''Images in the Dark'', p. 108</ref>
'''''Anita: Dances of Vice'' ''' ({{langx|de|'''Anita – Tänze des Lasters'''}}) is a 1987 [[Germany|German]] [[avant-garde]] [[film]] directed by [[Rosa von Praunheim]].


The film premiered at the 1987 [[New York Film Festival]] and was also shown at, for example, the 1988 [[São Paulo International Film Festival]].<ref name="Mubi">{{cite web|title=ANITA - DANCES OF VICE|url=https://mubi.com/de/films/anita-dances-of-vice|work=Mubi|access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref><ref name="NY">{{cite magazine|title=Rosa and Lotti|url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1988-02-01/flipbook/022|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref>
Anita Berber’s story is recounted through the thoughts and remembrance of the elderly lady (played by Lotti Huber) who is confined in a lunatic asylum. There, in her dreams and exchanges with patients and staff, scenes from Anita's scandalous life are relived. The film is divided in two sections with all scenes taking place on the asylum shot in black and white and the Anita Berber part shot in color.<ref name="Murray 108"/>

==Plot==
The film follows a delusional elderly woman who believes she is [[Anita Berber]] (1899-1928), a German dancer who, along with her partner Sebastian Droste, epitomizes the decadence of 1920s Berlin. Nude dance performances, cocaine use, and an excessive sex life characterize their lifestyle. Anita Berber's story is told through the thoughts and memories of the old lady (played by Lotti Huber) who is being held in an "insane asylum". Scenes from Anita's scandalous life are replayed also in her dreams.<ref name="murray" />

==Production notes==
The film is in two parts, with all the scenes in the psychiatric ward being shot in black and white and the scenes from Anita's past in color.

==Awards==
* 1987: Nomination for the Gold Hugo at the [[Chicago International Film Festival]]<ref name="Award">{{cite web|title=Rosa von Praunheim - Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0902823/awards|work=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref>
* 1987: Audience Award at the Torino Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival<ref name="Award"/>

==Reception==
"This hit of the New York Film Festival is a study in decadence, madness, and kitsch." ([[Cleveland International Film Festival]])<ref name="Cleveland">{{cite web|title=ANITA, DANCES OF VICE|url=https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/1988/anita-dances-of-vice|work=[[Cleveland International Film Festival]], 1987|access-date=2022-04-29|archive-date=2022-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315204022/https://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/1988/anita-dances-of-vice|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' magazine wrote: "[...] von Praunheim's film, visually astounding and performed with hilarious conviction, is an exhilarating testament to the power of the imagination."<ref name="TimeOut">{{cite web|title=Anita: Dances of Vice|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/anita-dances-of-vice|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=10 September 2012|access-date=2022-04-29}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist|refs=
{{Reflist}}
<ref name="murray">Murray, ''Images in the Dark'', p. 108</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
*Murray, Raymond. ''Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide''. TLA Publications, 1994, ISBN 1880707012
* {{cite book | last = Murray | first = Raymond | title = Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Guide | publisher = TLA Publications | year = 1994 | location = Philadelphia | isbn = 978-1-880707-01-2 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/imagesindarkency00murr }}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id= 0092568|title= Anita: Dances of Vice}}
*{{IMDb title|id= 0092568|title= Anita: Dances of Vice}}

{{Rosa von Praunheim}}


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Latest revision as of 22:04, 3 November 2024

Anita: Dances of Vice
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRosa von Praunheim
Screenplay by
  • Rosa von Praunheim
  • Lotti Huber
  • Marianne Enzensberger
  • Hannelene Limpach
Produced byRosa von Praunheim
Starring
  • Lotti Huber
  • Ina Blum
  • Mikael Honesseau
CinematographyElfi Mikesch
Edited by
  • Mike Shephard
  • Rosa von Praunheim
Music by
  • Konrad Elfers
  • Rainer Rubbert
  • Alan Marks
  • Wilhelm Dieter Siebert
  • Ed Lieber
Production
companies
  • Road Movies
  • ZDF
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Anita: Dances of Vice (German: Anita – Tänze des Lasters) is a 1987 German avant-garde film directed by Rosa von Praunheim.

The film premiered at the 1987 New York Film Festival and was also shown at, for example, the 1988 São Paulo International Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot

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The film follows a delusional elderly woman who believes she is Anita Berber (1899-1928), a German dancer who, along with her partner Sebastian Droste, epitomizes the decadence of 1920s Berlin. Nude dance performances, cocaine use, and an excessive sex life characterize their lifestyle. Anita Berber's story is told through the thoughts and memories of the old lady (played by Lotti Huber) who is being held in an "insane asylum". Scenes from Anita's scandalous life are replayed also in her dreams.[3]

Production notes

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The film is in two parts, with all the scenes in the psychiatric ward being shot in black and white and the scenes from Anita's past in color.

Awards

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Reception

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"This hit of the New York Film Festival is a study in decadence, madness, and kitsch." (Cleveland International Film Festival)[5] Time Out magazine wrote: "[...] von Praunheim's film, visually astounding and performed with hilarious conviction, is an exhilarating testament to the power of the imagination."[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ "ANITA - DANCES OF VICE". Mubi. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. ^ "Rosa and Lotti". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. ^ Murray, Images in the Dark, p. 108
  4. ^ a b "Rosa von Praunheim - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  5. ^ "ANITA, DANCES OF VICE". Cleveland International Film Festival, 1987. Archived from the original on 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  6. ^ "Anita: Dances of Vice". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 2022-04-29.

References

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