Yesterday Girl (1966)

Original title

Abschied von gestern

Directed by

Alexander Kluge

Genre

drama film, art film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Anita G. moves from East Germany to West Germany and tries to build a new life. She faces difficulties fitting in and finding stability.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivedisjointedobservationalunderstatedbittersweetunsettling

What happens

Yesterday Girl (German: Abschied von gestern, "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. 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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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