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Virgin Machine

Virgin Machine

Drama Romance Comedy

1989, Movie, 1h 24min

Part German-expressionist satire, part sapphic travelogue, Monika Treut’s fiercely controversial VIRGIN MACHINE follows Dorothee Müller (Ina Blum), a German journalist researching an article about the nature of romantic love—something she desperately needs, given her dysfunctional relationships with former lover Heinz (Gad Klein) and brother Bruno (Marcelo Uriona). In the Oz of San Francisco, Dorothee finds exactly what she was looking for—and then some—thanks to the help of lesbian strip-show barker Susie Sexpert (Susie Bright), drag king Ramona (Shelly Mars), and her mysteriously kinky neighbors (Cléo Dubois and Fakir Musafar). When Dorothy surfaces like a dazzled tourist on the wilder shores of the city’s thriving lesbian community, she has discovered her true sexuality—and left some illusions behind.

Country: Germany

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Marcelo Uriona,

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Virgin Machine was released in theaters on February 10, 1989.