Karina Fallenstein Movies
- 1993
This docudrama makes a desultory attempt to recount some of the details in the life of Germany's leading activist for prostitute's rights and spokesperson advocating acceptance of sado-masochism, Domenica. Her mother is played by the well known actress Andrea Ferreol. Given the potential for the filmmakers to have made an interesting drama out of the elements of Domenica's life, reviewers expressed considerable disappointment in this film. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andréa Ferréol, Nicolette Krebitz, (more)
- 1993
Olga is a "serpentine dancer" for a traveling vaudeville show in Germany. She is surrounded by people with all sorts of attitudes about what effect the advent of motion pictures will have on live theatricals. In the story, the son of a photographer, is hired to travel with the little troupe, falls in love with the mute young dancer, and leaves the troupe along with her. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Karina Fallenstein, Eva Mattes, (more)
- 1991
Reviewers were intrigued by this film's trashy title and found its attempts to emulate the stylish bad taste of director John Waters' films appropriate and interesting but felt that in the "bad films that are good anyway" department, this movie was a serious letdown. In the story, after killing her husband (or so she believes), an East German woman flees to the West, becoming the companion of a super-tough lesbian. However, when Germany gets reunified, her by now thoroughly deranged husband comes after her with a chainsaw, and he's not going to let anybody or anything come between him and his vengeance ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Karina Fallenstein
- 1989
This German comedy-drama stars Heinz Bennent as an ageing, unemployed bookkeeper and Karrina Fallenstein as a very young, very pretty student. When the student finds herself without any place to stay, the bookkeeper offers her shelter. The next day, while he is out, she leaves his apartment. Over the next few months, he unexpectedly meets the girl again several times, and on each occasion offers her a room and moral support -- and, each time, she leaves abruptly and without warning. Nonetheless, the man finds himself attracted to her. Long afraid to make a romantic commitment he finally does so, only to discover that the poor girl is dying from Hodgkin's disease (this is the secret that has motivated her sudden disappearances). Still, the bookkeeper has allowed his heart to rule his head for the first time, and for this he is grateful. Originally titled Im Jahr der Schildkrote, Year of the Turtle was based on the novel Sterbetage by H. W. Kettenbach. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Heinz Bennent, Karina Fallenstein, (more)
- 1989
This 1989 film is set several years in the future, in 1995. In the story, Jens Lohkamp (Ian Morse), a computer whiz, is trying to use his computer on an old photograph of a woman's long-lost father to see what he would look like in the present and, with the updated image, help her find him. While he is working on it, he realizes it is a picture of the man he saw kidnapping his sister many years before. The missing man becomes aware that his identity is known, and he attempts to deal with the situation. However, this particular computer whiz has access to more than just the current appearance of the killer. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charles Brauer, Karina Fallenstein, (more)
- 1987
In this German comedy, the proprietors of a Hamburg drag queen bar hope to bring in more customers by changing into a male-strip joint for female patrons. The bar manager and her friends begin choosing their handsome dancers. Among the new employees are a judge, a lonely petshop clerk, a student, a muscle-bound deaf-mute, a Turk, and one of their lovers. They call the bar "The Crazy Boys" and it is a big hit. Much of the story centers on the relationship between the dancers and their patrons. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Albert Heins, Udo Schenk, (more)
- 1986
A televised music show could be the opportunity that a female mechanic needs to break into the music world. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
- 1985
In this entertaining light comedy, Hildi (Karina Fallenstein) is a good-hearted but also exploitative 18-year-old, with her punk hairstyle looking like it came out of a Kansas tornado on the losing side. She lives with two very casual friends in a small apartment and cribs money off anyone willing to still help her out. Her heart belongs to a punk rocker whom she fervently hopes will top the charts one day, even though their affair has ended. Unfortunately for Hildi's lifestyle, their affair may have left her with more than warm memories -- though she is certain to be undaunted and ultimately responsible, come what may.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Karina Fallenstein, Peter E. Funck, (more)
- 1981
In this send-up of politics and sex, and what is or is not obscene, director Hans -Christof Stenzel has hero Peter Herzl (Volker Spengler) is forced by circumstances into temporary shelter with Kathi Zokan (Lydia Kreibohm), a prostitute who keeps Peter's presence a secret from her pimp, Joe Neuffer (Hanno Poeschi). While Joe is busy with his especially depraved sex parlors, complete with balconies for viewing in one case, Peter is also making the acquaintance of Edeltraut, Kathi's daughter (Karina Fallenstein). The Karl Marx apartment complex was once the scene of heavy fighting between socialists and right-wing radicals - something that is forgotten by everyone except Edeltraut, who holds to her idealized vision of this earlier, tumultuous world. When Joe spies on Kathi and finds out she is housing Peter, he calls in the police accusing Peter of terrorism. Now Peter's life could be in danger, as the police get set to storm the apartment complex and arrest him. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Volker Spengler, Karina Fallenstein, (more)
