Miss Butterfly
1966 · 68 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · DIR. Kurt Barthel
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 565 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 THIS FILM WAS SHOT FROM AUG. 20 TO DEC. 8, 1965.
00:04:48 DIRECTOR KURT BARTHEL
00:09:03 May I help you?
00:10:26 It's just for us.
00:12:41 Sure we can!
00:14:35 Excuse me.
00:17:35 -I think I found the right one now. -Yes, very good.
00:19:10 -Yes. -Now you're being impertinent!
00:22:37 Here, what about this one?
00:23:53 And I thought I'd find things in order.
00:25:29 What if a child is only a little bad and mostly good?
00:28:02 One transfer for the lady. Here you go.
00:30:04 EVICTION NOTICE 3RD WARNING
00:31:55 -Well. . -That's all?
00:33:26 It can't all be clear!
00:40:30 And another ten.
00:42:38 The few years before you get married. .
00:46:26 But she doesn't make a bad impression.
00:48:11 How can you find the sun as a bus conductor?
00:49:47 With my boys, I make short work of them.
00:55:24 -I can always cook your dinner now. -That would be nice, but Auntie. .
00:57:03 Don't let it get you down, eh?
00:58:21 If you close your eyes, you can picture him.
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Cast & Characters
Melania Jakubisková
Helene
Christa Heiser
Asta
Carola Braunbock
Tante
Milan Sládek
Pantomime
Herwart Grosse
Kubinke, Busfahrer
Rolf Hoppe
Himmelblau
Lissy Tempelhof
Frau Fertig
Irene Korb
Leiterin des Exquisit
Heinz-Jörg Herrmann
Boxer
Freimut Götsch
Freund des Boxers
Peter Rabenalt
Saxophonspieler
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Betrunkener im Bus
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Karin Heinrich
Marion, Helenes Freunding
Lothar Förster
Dozent
Sina Fiedler-Engel
Gert Klisch
Max Klingberg
Hans-Joachim Glaeser
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed565
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:04:21
Production Record
DirectorKurt Barthel
LanguageGerman
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