Salmonberries (1991)
October 31, 1991Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
Butch
Rosel Zech
Roswitha
k.d. lang
Kotzebue
Eugene Omiak
Ovy
Wayne Waterman
Ronnie
Jane Lind
Noayak
Chuck Connors
Bingo Chuck
Alvira H. Downey
Izzy
Wolfgang Steinberg
Albert
Christel Merian
Albert's Wife
Percy Adlon
Director
John Myhre
Art Direction
Felix O. Adlon
Writer
Eleonore Adlon
Producer
Bob Telson
Composer
Newton Thomas Sigel
Cinematographer
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Salmonberries is a 1991 German drama film directed by Percy Adlon and written by Adlon and his son Felix Adlon. It stars k.d. lang as Kotzebue, an orphaned Eskimo and young woman of androgynous appearance who works as a (male) miner in Alaska, and Rosel Zech as Roswitha, an East German exiled and widowed librarian. The film takes place in Kotzebue, Alaska and Berlin, Germany, shortly after reunification; the dialog is mostly English but includes some German with English subtitles.
Kotzebue and Roswitha share powerful lesbian love.The films title takes its name from the endless jars of preserved berries that line the walls of Roswitha's bedroom.Singer k.d. lang, who performs an evocative ballad, "Barefoot," in the film, it was co-written by k.d. lang and Bob Telson.After Miss lang had asked Adlon to direct a music video for her, ("So in Love" for the AIDS-benefit Red Hot + Blue compilation album) he wrote the script of "Salmonberries" especially for her.