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I Often Think of Hawaii

Original title: Ich denke oft an Hawaii
Year: 1978
Running time: 84 min.
Country: Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Director: Elfi Mikesch
Screenwriter: Elfi Mikesch
Cast: Documentary, Self: Carmen Rossol, Ruth Rossol, Tito Rossol
Cinematography: Elfi Mikesch (B&W)
Producer: Oh Movie Film, ZDF
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: Carmen is 16. She spent her childhood in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, but now lives with her mother Ruth and her brother Tito in estate housing on the edge of the city. Her father, a Puerto Rican soldier, abandoned the family. All that’s left to remind them of him is a handful of exotic postcards and his record collection of Caribbean and Hawaiian music. Mother Ruth works as a cleaning lady. Carmen dreams of becoming a dancer. She talks thoughtfully about her daily life and her dreams. Replete in lavish make-up and flamboyant robes, she acts out her fantasies in front of the camera – “I dream of a great love”.

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I Often Think of Hawaii

1978

Elfi Mikesch