Essential Cult Cinema Mirroring the Impact of Der fesche Husar: Cul...

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Fräulein Mama perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A seaman helps a detective catch convicts seeking secret gems.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Number 17 perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Jenny works in the kitchen of a luxurious hotel and is in love with Jean, the charming headwaiter. But the latter has his eyes on Lola, the hotel dancer, who is kept by a senile millionaire. Jenny manages to get Jean to come see her and stupidly steals a champagne bottle for the occasion. When someone rats her out, she escapes through the corridors aimlessly and ends up in the dining room where, through the whim of a rich foreigner, she has to perform a comedy act for the crowd. It is an instant success and brings her fortune. Jean will soon realize that he loved her all along.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

The widowed mother Erdmann has four decent sons and the spoiled Oskar. Not only did he avoid military service during World War I, he also became an enemy agent.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Bright Eyes perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A stylish young man shows up as a substitute at events when officials and other important people are too busy to attend,and sometimes imitates their voices.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A husband decides that his wife cannot know which one of the two boys is her child. While the children grow up to be men, a war breaks out and the mother has to face questions about motherly love.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Das deutsche Mutterherz perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Maria Sinclair, the wife of the British consul, is about to visit her husband when she is arrested by the Chinese. General Hai Lung, who is in charge, offers to give her husband his life if she would promise to stay with him instead.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

A detective poses as a simpleton to uncover gun-runners using an abandoned railway line.

Dir: Géza von Bolváry

During the Austro Hungarian empire, a girl substitutes for her brother in a military academy.