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Mädchen in Uniform

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Time Out says

A key early German talkie: a powerful melodrama about life in a Prussian boarding school for the daughters of the bourgeoisie - a bastion of the ideology of 'strength through suffering'. The plot mechanics are predictable - unhappy pupil with crush on housemistress is driven to attempt suicide - but the atmosphere and sensitivity to teenage fears are not: stage actress Leontine Sagan brings an exceptionally warm touch to her depiction of female friendships, and her denunciation of the Prussian orthodoxy is more a matter of subtle imagery than shrill accusations. Whether it adds up to a precursor of militant lesbianism is another question...
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Release Details

  • Duration:98 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Leontine Sagan
  • Screenwriter:Christa Winsloe, FD Andam
  • Cast:
    • Dorothea Wieck
    • Hertha Thiele
    • Ellen Schwanneke
    • Emilia Unda
    • Hedwig Schlichter
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