Viktor and Angelika are a straight couple. He is a professor of veterinary science and she has studied art history. Both are more interested in their hobbies and professions than in each other; also, Viktor isn't terribly interested in satisfying his wife anymore. Their upright relationship changes dramatically when Viktor gets to know Lotte, a former school friend of Angelika's. Back in school, Lotte would have done anything for Angelika.
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Cast
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Heiner Lauterbach
Viktor
Known for
The Collini Case
Welcome to Hartmanns
Katharina Thalbach
Lotte
Known for
The Signal
The Tin Drum
Sunnyi Melles
Angelika
Known for
Triangle of Sadness
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
Hanne Wieder
Ruth
Also in
The Haunted Castle
Rosemary
Brigitte Janner
Detektivin (Detective)
Known for
23
Ulrike Kriener
Hure (Hooker)
Known for
Welcome to Hartmanns
Girls on Top
Katja Flint
Verkaeuferin (Seller)
Known for
The White Masai
Ballermann 6
Michael Klemm
Museumswaerter (Museum Attendent)
Also in
Merlin
Am I Beautiful?
Danny Krausz
1. Zuhaelter (Pimp #1)
Also in
Silentium
Gerd Huber
Kartenverkaeufer (Ticketseller)
Also in
Men...
Werner-Albert Püthe
Bankangestellter (Bank Employee) (as Werner A. Püthe)
Also in
Men...
Ain’t Nothin’ Without You
Werner Vogel
Taxifahrer (Cabdriver)
Also in
In the Belly of the Whale
Doris Dörrie Director · Claus Bantzer Composer Helge Weindler Cinematographer
First release October 30, 1986 · Produced in Germany · Production h.j. seybusch, WDR
Production
Delta film
Production
h.j. seybusch
Production
WDR
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Road Movies
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Germany
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Languages
Original title
Paradies
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 30, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 14, 1987 · Theatrical · Toronto Film Festival
Finland
May 4, 1990 · Theatrical
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