Simultaneously filmed German version of a comedy also made in Czech: a wealthy young lady takes a job in a department store, part of a huge company she's inherited, to learn about the lower classes; she falls in love with a shipping clerk..
Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably already know if you are the type of person who likes Annette in Paradise. If you love tracking down forgotten German comedies from the thirties and don’t mind a bit of crackly audio, you will have a good time. If you need something that moves fast or has a modern sense of h...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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James A. FitzPatrick
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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, you probably already know if you are the type of person who likes Annette in Paradise. If you love tracking down forgotten German comedies from the thirties and don’t mind a bit of crackly audio, you will have a good time. If you need something that moves fast or has a modern sense of humor, stay away. This is pure, sugary, black-and-white escapism. It’s funny to think about how these movies were made. They actually filmed a German version and a Czech version at..."
Carl Rößler, Georg C. Klaren, Balder-Olden, Friedrich Walther
Slovakia
