The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes (1978): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1978, The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes is a drama and documentary film directed by Helke Sander, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. Edda Chiemnyjewski, a freelance press photographer and single mother living in 1970s West Berlin, is confronted with the fact that "a cook has no time for affairs of state". She also fails to find a market for the project she has been working on with her women′s photography group that seeks to document the city. While from today′s perspective the city, which becomes one of the film′s protagonists, looks like post-war Berlin, little has actually changed as regards the precarious existence of free-lancers. With a heavy dose of self-irony Helke Sander, who also plays the leading role, tells of a divided life in a divided city.

Who’s in it. The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes stars Helke Sander as Edda Chiemnyjewski, Joachim Baumann as Sternreporter, Andrea Malkowsky as Dorothea Chiemnyjewski and Ronny Tanner as Werner, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes page.

If you liked it. Fans of The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.