From the Life of the Marionettes
1980Peter and Katarina are at a marital crossroads, but, when he brutally kills a burlesque dancer, their domestic squabbles are rendered trivial by comparison. In the wake of the crime, the film backtracks, painting a portrait of the fraught union between Peter and Katarina. When does a marriage go bad? What causes a member of the German bourgeoisie to murder an innocent woman?
Acted in
Robert Atzorn
as Peter Egerman
Christine Buchegger
as Katarina Egerman
Martin Benrath
as Mogensjensen
Rita Russek
as Katharina Krafft
Lola Müthel
as Cordelia Egerman
Walter Schmidinger
as Tim Mandelbaum
Heinz Bennent
as Arthur Brenner
Karl Heinz Pelser
as Untersuchungsrichter
Gaby Dohm
as Frau Anders
Toni Berger
as Portier
Erwin Faber
Heino Hallhuber