''Edith's Diary'' (German: ''Ediths Tagebuch'') is a 1983 German thriller-drama film written and directed by
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941 in Augsburg) is a German film director and producer.
Director of ''The Glass Cell (film), The Glass Cell'' (1978, starring Brigitte Fossey), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lang ...
. It was entered into the main competition at the
40th edition of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
.
The film is based on
the novel with the same name by
Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character T ...
.
Plot
Cast
*
Angela Winkler as Edith Baumeister
*
Vadim Glowna
Vadim Glowna (; 26 September 1941 – 24 January 2012) was a German actor and film director. Since 1964, he appeared in more than 150 films and television shows.
He directed the 1983 film '' Dies rigorose Leben'', which won an Honourable Mentio ...
as Paul Baumeister
* Leopold von Verschuer as Christian Baumeister
* Hans Madin as George
*
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 194226 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who c ...
as Sabine Angerwolf
*
Wolfgang Condrus as Berno Angerwolf
*
Sona MacDonald as Kathanrina Ems
* as Dr. Bleibig
* Werner Eichhorn as Dr. Starr
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt0090996
1983 films
German drama films
1983 drama films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
1980s German-language films