Yesterday Girl

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Yesterday Girl
Directed by Alexander Kluge
Written by Alexander Kluge
Starring Alexandra Kluge
Release date(s) 1966
Running time 88 mins
Country West Germany
Language German
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Yesterday Girl is a 1966 German film by director Alexander Kluge. Its original German title is Abschied von gestern , which means "parting from yesterday". It tells the story of Anita G. (played by Kluge's sister Alexandra), a young East German migrant to West Germany and her struggle to adjust to her new life. The film won a Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.


Preceded by
Simon of the Desert, I Am Twenty
and Modiga Mindre Män
Special Jury Prize, Venice
1966
tied with Chappaqua
Succeeded by
La Cina è vicina and La Chinoise
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