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Dir: Leo Mittler

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Leo Mittler

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

"Tropical Nights" - A young violinist Alma comes to Simbali with an orchestra led by conductor Zangiacoma, hired for a series of performances in the Schomberg hotel. Both the conductor Zangiacomo and Schomberg are persecuting Alma with their love. One evening, when Alma is, as usual, forced to sit by the guests in the cafe and encourage them to spend as much as possible, she meets Heyst who arrived that evening from his island Sourabaya, where he lives in solitude, away from the world and people. He takes Alma to his place on the island.

Dir: Leo Mittler

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Leo Mittler

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Jede Frau hat etwas perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Lydia is a spoiled young woman who thinks she can get anything for money. One day she causes an accident in which a motorcyclist is killed. At the trial she meets prosecutor Dan O'Bannon. She is sentenced to prison for manslaughter.

Dir: Leo Mittler

The managing director of a Paris department store has a bright idea: replacing the dummies in the windows by living models. Three of his employees accept to spend their days in front of eager onlookers: Lucie posing as the newly married lady, her real-life fiancé as her young husband and Henry as Lucie's lover, while presenting the various goods sold in the store. Well, "posing" is not the right term because reality soon proves stronger than (commercial) fiction.

Dir: Leo Mittler

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

The poor Argentine immigrant Don Pedro, who makes a living as a solo dancer in Marseille, falls into the clutches of the cunning jewel thief Rascol, who forces him to help him with his swindles.

Dir: Leo Mittler

The quest for a sparkling pearl necklace stolen by a beggar under the gaze of a prostitute, who persuades her unemployed friend to steal it back, with tragic consequences.

Dir: Leo Mittler

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Amour et publicité perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Leo Mittler

The trouble begins when a carefree playboy steals the virtue of a young French maiden and is forced to marry her when her angry father, a financier, finds out.

Dir: Leo Mittler

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.