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City of Lost Souls

1983 · 91 min

A scrappy, theatrical cabaret of outsized personalities and raw autobiographical edges, by turns funny, defiant and quietly sad.

Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Angie Stardust, Jayne County, Judith Flex
Overview
A fictionalized account about the lurid lives of a group of eccentric cabaret artists who have come from America to Berlin looking for social acceptance and a place to give full reign to their creative nature.

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Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Genres
Comedy, Music
Starring
Angie Stardust, Jayne County, Judith Flex
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • art
  • sexuality
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, music
Directed by
Rosa von Praunheim
Written by
Rosa von Praunheim
Starring
Angie Stardust, Jayne County, Judith Flex, Gary Miller, Joaquin La Habana, Tara O'Hara, Tron von Hollywood, Lorraine Muthke
Music
Holger Münzer
Cinematography
Stephan Köster
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German, English, Spanish

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