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I Often Think of Hawaii
I Often Think of Hawaii
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I OFTEN THINK OF HAWAII

Ich denke oft an Hawaii

Directed by Elfi Mikesch
West Germany, 1977
Documentary

Synopsis

This first film by Elfi Mikesch is a semi-documentary portrait of a Berlin family, contrasting the mundane daily life routine of Ruth and her 16-year-old daughter Carmen with an extraordinary fantasy life shared by mother and daughter, and built precariously on memories of Carmen’s missing father.

Synopsis

This first film by Elfi Mikesch is a semi-documentary portrait of a Berlin family, contrasting the mundane daily life routine of Ruth and her 16-year-old daughter Carmen with an extraordinary fantasy life shared by mother and daughter, and built precariously on memories of Carmen’s missing father.