Harry and Harriet (1990)

  • 6
  • 07/18/1990 (DE)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 32m

Overview

A quiet, offbeat German dramedy about self-reinvention and the messy ways we try to escape ourselves. When a middle-aged woman decides to shed her old life and adopt the name “Harry,” her transformation unsettles family, friends, and lovers who can’t quite keep up. Blurring gender identity, midlife crisis, and dark humour, the film plays like a bittersweet character study — deadpan, gently absurd, and tinged with melancholy.

Vivian Naefe

Writer

Cyril Frankel

Director

Frank Lenart

Writer

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk's headshot

Thomas Gottschalk

Harry
Mandy Perryment's headshot

Mandy Perryment

Harriet
Fiona Fullerton's headshot

Fiona Fullerton

Catherine
Heinz Hoenig's headshot

Heinz Hoenig

Michael
Heinz Marecek's headshot

Heinz Marecek

Peter Graf
Julia Kent's headshot

Julia Kent

Jenny
Charles Gray's headshot

Charles Gray

Satan
Jochen Busse's headshot

Jochen Busse

Urologist

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