(Die Ortliebschen Frauen) starring Edith Heerdegen Libgart Schwarz
Elisabeth Stepanek
Josephine, a shy eldest daughter, feels that her world has fallen apart when her father dies, and reacts by trying to bind the remaining family even closer together. As Josephine takes over the household management from her mother, her sister Anna is forced into a servant's role while Walter, their handicapped brother, becomes a spoiled darling. Gradually, however, Josephine's new-found confidence becomes something more sinister ...
Screenplay by LUC BONDY and LIBGART SCHWARZ based on FRANZ NABL's novel, The Grave of the Living. Produced by JOACHIM VON VIETINGHOFF and PETER ZENK Directed by LUC BONDY. Films: page 9 A German film with English subtitles (First showing on British television)