The African Woman

Drama · 1990

Serious, logical Martha (Barbara Sukowa) and dreamy, superstitious Anna (Stefania Sandrelli) have been best friends. That is, until Martha's lover Victor (Sami Frey) decides he'd rather be Anna's lover. Mortified, Martha flees to Africa, leaving the field clear for her ex-friend. When Anna comes down with cancer, she pleads with Victor to get her to come back and somehow put this rupture in their friendship behind them. Curiously, Martha does come back, and after some understandable tension and a few bitter words, they manage to reestablish their friendship, though it is now on a different basis.

Starring

Tonino Delli Colli, Tonino Delli Colli, Barbara Sukowa, Nino Baragli, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Stefania Sandrelli, Margarethe von Trotta, Sami Frey, Margarethe von Trotta, Jan Biczycki

Director

Margarethe von Trotta