Virgin Machine
5.6
“An unusual search for romantic love”
A German woman travels to San Francisco to find her mother, but winds up distracted by the sexually flamboyant culture of the city.
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Cast
27 people
Ina Blum
Dorothee
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Marcelo Uriona
Bruno, Dorothee's Brother
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El retorno
Gad Klein
Heinz, Dorothee's Ex-Boyfriend
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King Kongs Faust
Der fahrende Schüler bannt den Teufel
Peter Kern
Hormone Specialist
Known for
World on a Wire
Wrong Move
Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
Telephone Caller
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Aimée & Jaguar
Dominique Gaspar
Dominique
Also in
My Father Is Coming
Susie Bright
Susie Sexpert
Known for
Bound
Shelly Mars
Ramona
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The Notorious Bettie Page
Who's the Top?
Fritz Mikesch
Man in the Backyard
Also in
Passions
Macumba
Wolfgang Raach
Boat Sculler
Known for
Open Water 2: Adrift
George Lannan
Man in the Backayard
Also in
When Pigs Fly
The Case of Dr Wagner
Erica Marcus
Landlady
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Monika Treut Director · Elfi Mikesch Cinematographer Renate Merck Editor
United States release February 10, 1989 · Produced in Germany · Languages Chinese, English, German, Spanish
Production
NDR
Production
Hyena Films
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
Produced in
St. Pauli Girl
Working title
Languages
Original title
Die Jungfrauenmaschine
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · German · Spanish
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 1988
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · February 10, 1989
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany · March 30, 1989
Theatrical · West Germany
Brazil
November 15, 1999 · Premiere · MIX Brasil Film Fest
Czechia
November 10, 2005 · Premiere · Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Denmark
November 1, 1989 · Premiere · Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Finland
August 30, 1992 · Premiere · Espoo Film Festival
France
November 20, 2004 · Premiere · Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
March 10, 2018 · Premiere · Lyon Écrans Mixtes Festival
Germany
February 14, 1989 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 27, 1989 · Theatrical · West Germany
February 3, 2003 · Physical · Absolut VHS & DVD
April 16, 2018 · Physical · Edition Salzgeber DVD
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
Netherlands
February 3, 1998 · Theatrical · Amsterdam
Sweden
January 31, 1990 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
September 17, 2002 · Premiere · Women Make Waves Film and Video Festival
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