Top Cast
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Carla Egerer
Carla
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Mascha Rabben
Mascha
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Magdalena Montezuma
Magdalena
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Suzanne Sheed
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Werner Schroeter
Overview
Schroeter’s film is a chronicle of Germany from the Nazi era until the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, centering on three women who search for a career as singers and dancers.
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