Miss Butterfly
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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.
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Cast
30 people
Melania Jakubisková
Helene
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Christa Heiser
Asta
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Claus Neumann
Kurt Barthel
Also in
Spring Takes Time
Heinz Herrmann
Carola Braunbock
Tante
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Klaus Wischnewski
Milan Sládek
Pantomime
Also in
Sedmý kontinent
Crystal from Istanbul
Christa Wolf
Hans-Jürgen Sasse
Herwart Grosse
Kubinke, Busfahrer
Also in
The Gleiwitz Case
Sunday Drivers
Gerhard Wolf
Kurt Barthel Director · Christa Wolf Writer Gerhard Wolf Writer
First release February 4, 1966 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Fräulein Schmetterling
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 4, 1966
Theatrical · German Democratic Republic (GDR)
No release date listed for United States.
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