
Overview
When Edith Howland's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her with their alcoholic son and his senile uncle, she begins recording details of an imaginary, much more successful life where she has friends and grandchildren. However, this diversion soon grows unhealthy when she becomes slowly convinced that the fantasies are real.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the novel Edith's Diary
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Music
Music by Jürgen Knieper
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Hans W. GeißendörferWriter
- Patricia HighsmithNovel
- Original title
- Ediths Tagebuch
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 1983
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany

































