Animation · East Germany · 1989 · 13m

Die große Reise der alten Schildkröte

Synopsis

Somewhere in an unknown land of turtles, an old turtle wants to see the world. After hearing a cancan record she wants to dance and decides to take a ship to Europe - to Paris. Once there, she learns how to do the cancan, wears sequinned dresses, stiletto-heeled shoes and net stockings. She loses these wonderful things on her journey home but she still has her memories and the zest for life.

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Barbara Eckhold directed Die große Reise der alten Schildkröte. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

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