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"Yesterday Girl"
1966
Directed by Alexander Kluge

Yesterday Girl, the stunning feature debut by Alexander Kluge, launched the movement known as the New German Cinema after the film's triumph at the Venice International Film Festival when the press hailed it as the re-birth of German film.  At the heart of Yesterday Girl is the performance of Alexandra Kluge, the director's sister, who stars as a young East German woman named Anita G.  Carrying all of her belongings in a flimsy suitcase, Anita passes through the Berlin Wall looking for a better life in the promised land of West Germany.  However, that dream eludes her because she can't let go of the childhood and past experiences that have determined her unfortunate path. German with English subtitles.  88 minutes.