Day of the Idiots

Day of the Idiots (German: Tag der Idioten) is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth.

Day of the Idiots
Screenshot of Carole Bouquet
Directed byWerner Schroeter
Written by
Produced by
  • Karel Dirka
  • Peter Genée
  • Harald Kügler
Starring
CinematographyIvan Slapeta
Edited byCatherine Brasier-Snopko
Music byPeer Raben
Distributed byOKO-Film
Release date
  • October 31, 1981 (1981-10-31) (West Germany)
Running time
110 min.
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival[1] and won best film at the 1982 German Film Awards going to director Werner Schroeter.

Cast

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Day of the Idiots". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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