Harry and Harriet
2.7
A quiet, offbeat German dramedy about self-reinvention and the messy ways we try to escape ourselves. When a middle-aged woman decides to shed her old life and adopt the name “Harry,” her transformation unsettles family, friends, and lovers who can’t quite keep up. Blurring gender identity, midlife crisis, and dark humour, the film plays like a bittersweet character study — deadpan, gently absurd, and tinged with melancholy.
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29 people
Thomas Gottschalk
Harry
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Mandy Perryment
Harriet
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Cyril Frankel Director · Vivian Naefe Writer Frank Lenart Writer
First release July 18, 1990 · Produced in Germany · Production Roxy Film, Monaco Film
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K.S. Film
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Roxy Film
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Monaco Film
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Lisa Film
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Germany
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Original title
Eine Frau namens Harry
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 18, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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