Edith's Diary (Ediths Tagebuch) 40 years old
Edith runs a left-wing journal and when her marriage starts to fall apart (her husband is unfaithful), she can find no solace in her son who is more of a problem than an asset. On top of heading toward a divorce and being unable to handle her son's asocial tendencies, her neurotic uncle moves in, demanding personalized care. Just to keep her sanity intact, Edith starts writing in her diary to vent her own feelings and ambitions. As her son goes from bad to worse over a five-year period, it turns out that Edith's diary may be of more benefit than she could have ever imagined. In this adaptation of Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith, director and writer Hans W. Geissendoerfer has maintained Highsmith's psychologically tormented characters while changing the location and time of her story from the U.S. of the 1960s to Germany in the early 1980s.
Credits
Edith's Diary Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pierre Clémenti He was 40, 57 years old when he died | |
| Jürgen Knieper He was 42, now 83 years old | |
| Angela Winkler She was 39, now 80 years old | as Edith Baumeister |
| Barbara Morawiecz She was 45, 79 years old when she died | |
| Wolfgang Condrus He was 42, now 83 years old | as Bernd Angerwolf |
| Irm Hermann She was 40, now 81 years old | as Sabina Angerwolf |
| Friedrich G. Beckhaus He was 55, now 96 years old | as Dr. Bleibig |
| Vadim Glowna He was 41, 70 years old when he died | as Paul Baumeister |
| Werner Eichhorn He was 60, 82 years old when he died | as Doctor Starr |
Edith's Diary Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Katharina von Martius as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Patricia Highsmith as Novel. She was 62 (74) years old when She died | Writing |
| Inge Kuhnert as Sound Editor. | Sound |
| Willi Segler as Producer. | Production |
| Gerlinde Kunz as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Luggi Waldleitner as Producer. He was 69 (84) years old when He died | Production |
| Milan Bor as Sound Mixer. He was 47 (62) years old when He died | Sound |
| Toni Lüdi as Production Design. He was 38 (now 79) years old | Art |
| Helga Borsche as Editor. She was 43 (now 84) years old | Editing |
| Rolf M. Degener as Executive Producer. | Production |
Edith's Diary (40 years)
- Release day: Thursday, September 01, 1983
- Runtime: 102 minutes
