Poster for the movie Harry and Harriet

Harry and Harriet

1990 • 92 minutes
Comedy

A quiet, offbeat German dramedy about self-reinvention and the messy ways we try to escape ourselves. When a middle-aged woman decides to shed her old life and adopt the name “Harry,” her transformation unsettles family, friends, and lovers who can’t quite keep up. Blurring gender identity, midlife crisis, and dark humour, the film plays like a bittersweet character study — deadpan, gently absurd, and tinged with melancholy.

Picture of Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk

Harry

Picture of Mandy Perryment

Mandy Perryment

Harriet

Picture of Fiona Fullerton

Fiona Fullerton

Catherine

Picture of Heinz Hoenig

Heinz Hoenig

Michael

Picture of Heinz Marecek

Heinz Marecek

Peter Graf

Picture of Julia Kent

Julia Kent

Jenny

Picture of Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Satan

Picture of Jochen Busse

Jochen Busse

Urologist

Picture of Eddi Arent

Eddi Arent

Psychiatrist

Picture of Linda Joy

Linda Joy

Lorelei Schneider

Picture of Stephanie Beacham

Stephanie Beacham

Christine Petersen

Picture of Maria Perschy

Maria Perschy

Ruth Olsen

Picture of Käte Jaenicke

Käte Jaenicke

Lady at Taxi Stand

Picture of Eckhard Preuß

Eckhard Preuß

2nd Taxi Driver

Picture of Otto Retzer

Otto Retzer

Butler

Picture of Daniel Friedrich

Daniel Friedrich

Bernard

Picture of Petra Wagner

Petra Wagner

Therapist

Picture of Barbara vom Baur

Barbara vom Baur

Maggie

Picture of Reiner Bellersheim

Reiner Bellersheim

Programmer

Picture of Theo Maalek

Theo Maalek

Executive

Picture of Jai Lybel

Jai Lybel

Cashier

Picture of Sabi Dorr

Sabi Dorr

David

Picture of Robert Dietl

Robert Dietl

Gynaecologist

Picture of Sabina Trooger

Sabina Trooger

Asylum Nurse

Picture of Frank Lenart

Frank Lenart

Patient

Picture of Alexander Ertelt

Alexander Ertelt

Salesman

Picture of Andrea Schober

Andrea Schober

Regina

Picture of Enrico Boetcher

Enrico Boetcher

1st Taxi Driver

Picture of Inga Brandenburg

Inga Brandenburg

Lady Tramp