A diary of a lonely 30 year old man who works as a butcher in a supermarket. The movie shows his daily life between the supermarket and his flat. His ability to communicate is limited. From time to time his mother visits him. But his relationship to her is rather reserved. Constantly he's waiting for his girlfriend which is not visiting him anymore after they had a fight.
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Cast
14 people
Klaus Salge
Michael
Ingeborg Ziemendorf
Frau Galinski
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Helga Houzer
Sohrab Shahid-Saless
Robert Dietl
Abteilungsleiter
Known for
The Seventh Continent
Eva Manhardt
Christel
Also in
Time of Maturity
Anna and Edith
Anneliese Würtz
Kundin
Known for
The Punch Bowl
Thomas Konrad
Alter Kunde
Also in
Sternberg - Shooting Star
Edith Hildebrandt
Mutter
Also in
My Daughter Doesn't Do That
Konrad Thomas
Alter Kunde
Ursula Alexa
Inge Sievers
Also in
Gertrud Stranitzki
The College Girl Murders
Sohrab Shahid-Saless Director · Helga Houzer Writer
United States release October 1, 1978 · Produced in Germany · Production BR-Alpha, Provobis Film
Production
WDR
Production
BR-Alpha
Production
Provobis Film
Production
ARD alpha
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Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Original title
Tagebuch eines Liebenden
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Canada · September 13, 1977
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1978
Chicago International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 17, 1977 · Filmweek Arnhem
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