

Virgin Machine
An unusual search for romantic love
4.7(12)19891h 24m1
A German woman travels to San Francisco to find her mother, but winds up distracted by the sexually flamboyant culture of the city.
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- Released
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- Language
- Mandarin
- san francisco, california
- feminist
- black and white
- woman director
- search for mother
- dreamlike
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalRNew York City, New York10 Feb 1989
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 1988
BrazilBR
- PremiereMIX Brasil Film Fest15 Nov 1999
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereGay and Lesbian Film Festival10 Nov 2005
DenmarkDK
- PremiereGay & Lesbian Film Festival1 Nov 1989
FinlandFI
- PremiereEspoo Film Festival30 Aug 1992
FranceFR
- PremiereParis Gay and Lesbian Film Festival20 Nov 2004
- PremiereLyon Écrans Mixtes Festival10 Mar 2018
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival14 Feb 1989
- Theatrical16West Germany30 Mar 1989
- Theatrical16West Germany27 Apr 1989
- Physical16Absolut VHS & DVD3 Feb 2003
- Physical16Edition Salzgeber DVD16 Apr 2018
- PremiereHof International Film Festival24 Oct 2026
NetherlandsNL
- TheatricalAmsterdam3 Feb 1998
SwedenSE
- PremiereGöteborg Film Festival31 Jan 1990
TaiwanTW
- PremiereWomen Make Waves Film and Video Festival17 Sept 2002
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Virgin Machine was released on 10 February 1989.
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