Virgin Machine (1988)★ 5.6/10
- Drama
- Romance
Directed by: Monika Treut
Written by: Monika Treut
A reporter who goes to San Francisco to write about romance has an affair with a stripper from an all-women's club.
- Original title
- Virgin Machine
- Storyline
- Dorothee, a would-be writer and journalist, leaves Germany for the Oz of San Francisco, searching for her long-lost mother and a cure for the malady of love. Installed in the Tenderloin, she peeps in on neighbors' bizarre sex rituals as well as does sightseeing of the more traditional kind. But encounters with male impersonator Ramona, charming Hungarian bohemian Dominique, and Susie Sexpert, barker for an all-girl strip show, lead to exploratory adventures of self-discovery and fun. When Dorothy surfaces like a dazzled tourist on the wilder shores of the city's lesbian community, she has discovered her true sexuality. . . . and left some illusions behind.
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 · 297
- Companies
- Hyena Films, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), Premium Films, Cinephile, First Run Features, Salzgeber & Company Medien, The Home Cinema Group, absolut MEDIEN
- Release dates
- CA September 8, 1988
- US February 10, 1989
- XWG February 14, 1989
- GB March 1, 1989
- IT April 1, 1989
- DK November 1, 1989
- SE January 31, 1990
- FI August 30, 1992
- NL February 3, 1998
- FR March 1, 1998
- BR November 15, 1999
- TW September 17, 2002
- CZ November 10, 2005