''Joan of Arc of Mongolia'' () is a 1989 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Ulrike Ottinger Ulrike Ottinger (born 6 June 1942) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Early life In 1959 Ulrike Ottinger began studying at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter. Her mother, Maria Weinberg, was a journalist and her father, ...

. It was entered into the

39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer ...

. In 2017, it screened for a week at the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street (Manhattan), 53rd Street between Fifth Avenue, Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, a ...

Cast

In alphabetical order * Badema * Lydia Billiet * Christoph Eichhorn as Officer's attache * Sevimbike Elibay as 3. Mitglied der Kalinka Sisters * Amadeus Flössner *

Irm Hermann Irmgard Hermann (4 October 194226 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who c ...

as Secondary-school teacher Mueller-Vohwinkel * Xu Re Huar as Princess Ulan Iga * Jacinta as 1. Mitglied der Kalinka Sisters * Peter Kern as Mickey Katz * Else Nabu as 2. Mitglied der Kalinka Sisters * Mark Reeder *

Inés Sastre Inés Sastre Moratón (born 21 November 1973) is a Spanish model and actress. Early life Born in Valladolid, Sastre's career started at the age of 12, when she was selected for a fast-food commercial with McDonald's. Her first movie appearance ...

as Giovanna * Gillian Scalici as Fanny Ziegfeld *

Delphine Seyrig Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (; 10 April 1932 – 15 October 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film '' Last Year at Marienbad'', and later acted in films by Chantal A ...

as Lady Windermere * Nugzar Sharia as Russian officer * Shurenhuar as a Mongolian princess * Marek Szmielkin

References

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* 1989 films 1989 drama films German drama films West German films 1980s German-language films Films directed by Ulrike Ottinger Films set on the Trans-Siberian Railway Films set in Mongolia 1980s German films {{1980s-drama-film-stub