The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
This Brechtian musical about a young woman who flees from her decrepit, noble fiancé and marries a sailor is an interesting, although not a completely successful attempt to translate the sort of stage show to film. It has some good points, including the complete abandonment of the sort of surrealistic stage design that had enlivened the silent cinema. Instead, this tries for a purely cinematic technique, including multiple exposures, undercranking and distorting camera angles and lenses.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexis GranowskyDirector
Cast
- Aribert MogIgor
- Margot FerraErika Walter
- Elsa WagnerErikas Mutter
- Ernst BuschSänger
- Leo MonossonSänger
- Harald PaulsenSänger
- Greta KellerSängerin