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.

• Kurt BarthelDirector
• Kurt BarthelWriter
• Christa WolfWriter
• Gerhard WolfWriter
• Peter RabenaltOriginal Music Composer

• Melania JakubiskováHelene
• Christa HeiserAsta
• Carola BraunbockTante
• Milan SládekPantomime
• Herwart GrosseKubinke, Busfahrer
• Rolf HoppeHimmelblau
• Lissy TempelhofFrau Fertig
• Irene KorbLeiterin des Exquisit
• Heinz-Jörg HerrmannBoxer
• Freimut GötschFreund des Boxers
• Peter RabenaltSaxophonspieler
• Hans Hardt-HardtloffBetrunkener im Bus