Must-Watch List in the Vein of Die Zirkusprinzessin: Cult Guide

Dir: Victor Janson

A masked ball at the court of the Spanish king in Madrid. The embassy attaché of the Republic of the Morea in Paris, the somewhat easy-going Horace de Massarena, and the still young Count Juliano have arrived and begin to chat animatedly. Massarena tells his interlocutor that exactly a year ago in this very salon - also on the occasion of a masquerade ball - he was able to do a favor to an unknown woman masked as a black domino.

Dir: Victor Janson

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Das Spiel mit der Liebe perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Banker Rudi Moebius and his counselor arrive in Wien for an arranged marriage which should solve their financial problems. Only they don't know, but Lucie Weidling is broken too, and in love with Gustl, a musician without the courage to elope. Meanwhile Rudi meets Steffi and falls in love not even knowing her name. He and Lucie become good friends and decide to help each other.

Dir: Victor Janson

In this Paris based romance, a loose woman falls for a dope fiend writer and tries to cure him, only to have him fall for another woman instead.

Dir: Victor Janson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Once There Was a Waltz perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A young woman, dressed as a boy to get a hotel job, helps a detective thwart a plot by three American crooks to rip off a German baron staying there.

Dir: Victor Janson

The young Queen of Nlilrania and her consort, Prince Ferdinand, are deeply attached to each other, but a hectic youth in Vienna has left him with a flirtatious disposition. An old flame visits the palace, and the Queen apparently has justification for her jealousy. She orders her husband to remain in his apartments. He retaliates by returning the key of the door between their rooms. After a furious scene he departs for Vienna with the Countess. The Queen secretly follows with her aide-de-camp. in the train they encounter sonic officers, and the Queen not only dances, but at Vienna goes to the Arts Ball, where her husband awaits the Countess. Though masked, he recognizes her, and reconciliation ensues.

Dir: Victor Janson

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Woman They Talk About perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Anni happily starts working as underground ticket seller. A passenger in a rush leaves owing part of the ticket. He happens to be a postal service night pilot. He pays his debt and they start dating, in spite of their opposite schedules.

Dir: Victor Janson

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Victor Janson

Two burglars are caught one night by the bon vivant rich owner of the house when he unexpectedly returns home early. One of them escapes, but he catches the other, a young girl. He sets his mind on redeeming her, changing his lifestyle in the process. Complications arise when his sister, who has contracted gambling debts, accepts money from a relation to cover them and cannot return the amount.