Mädchen in Uniform / directed by Leontine Sagan ; co-directed by Carl Froelich ; produced by Carl Froelich and Friedrich Pflughaupt ; screenplay by Chrissta Winsloe and F.D. Andam.
Publisher:
Kino Classics,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Hertha Thiele, Dorothea Wieck, Ellen Schwannecke, Hedwig Schlichter, Emilia Unda, Erika Mann, Hedy Krilla. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Based on the play, Gestern und Heute (Yesterday and today), by Christa Winsloe. Extras include audio commentary by film historian, Jenni Olson.
Summary:
A landmark in the history of queer cinema, this is an honest film about nascent love between women at a boarding school for girls. Vulnerable and quiet, Manuela struggles to adjust to the stern discipline of the heavily regimented institution. In time, she gains confidence through a friendship with one of her teachers. But no relationship between women, no matter how chaste, is to be permitted, and under the constant threat of punishment, Manuela desperately tries to keep hope and love alive.
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