If you are looking for a pristine, serious adaptation of the famous opera, skip this immediately because you will absolutely hate it. But if you have a soft spot for weird, chaotic Weimar-era German comedies where everyone is gesturing like they drank five cups of espresso, then Der Stumme von Portici is a total blast....
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"If you are looking for a pristine, serious adaptation of the famous opera, skip this immediately because you will absolutely hate it. But if you have a soft spot for weird, chaotic Weimar-era German comedies where everyone is gesturing like they drank five cups of espresso, then Der Stumme von Portici is a total blast. 🍿 I stumbled on this one late at night. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much besides some dusty old-school slapstick, but it kept me awake. The plot is supposedly about the opera,..."
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