The High Life (; ) is a 1960 French, West German and Italian film directed by Julien Duvivier. It is based on the novel (The Artificial Silk Girl) by Irmgard Keun.
Plot Doris Putzke (Giulietta Masina) is fond of dating men in her quest for finding the perfect one. In her brief relationships, she goes from one disillusionment to another, constantly deluding herself about the intentions of her lovers.
Cast Giulietta Masina as Doris Putzke Gustav Knuth as Arthur Grönland Gert Fröbe as Dr. Kölling Harry Meyen as Heinrich Robert Dietl as Albert Scherer Christiane Maybach as Tilly Scherer Friedrich Schoenfelder as Ranowsky Ingrid van Bergen as Ulla Wolfgang Borchert as Mr. Brenner Hilde Volk as Mrs. Brenner Albert Bessler as Mr. Onyx Inge Egger as Mrs. Onyx Hannes Messemer as Ernst Moos Rudolf Platte as Karl Ralf Wolter as Schlotter Ernst Schröder as Mr. Alexander Edelweiß Malchin as Mrs. Alexander
Release The film sold 43,286 tickets in Paris on its first run.
Analysis Ben McCann in his biography of Duvivier said that the film "remains a minor film in Duvivier's career that is rarely shown today."
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