Day of the Idiots

Day of the Idiots (Tag der Idioten) is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth.

The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and won best film at the 1982 German Film Awards going to director Werner Schroeter.

Cast

 * Carole Bouquet as Carole
 * Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura
 * Christine Kaufmann as Ruth
 * Ida Di Benedetto as Elisabet
 * Carola Regnier as Ninon
 * Mostefa Djadjam as Alexander
 * Hermann Killmeyer as Markus
 * Marie-Luise Marjan as Schwester Marjan
 * Magdalena Montezuma as Zigeunerin
 * George Stamkoski as himself
 * Tamara Kafka
 * Dana Medřická
 * Fritz Schediwy
 * Jana Plichtová