A dance teacher helps his ten well-bred student sisters when they leave home as a protest against their father's intended wedding. They form a café group called Die lustigen Weiber aus Wien (The merry Viennese girls).
If you have seventy-five minutes to spare and want to feel like you've been transported into a giant, sugary Viennese pastry, then yes, Die lustigen Weiber von Wien is worth your time. But if you hate early sound-era static noise and people bursting into song for absolutely no reason, you should probably run far away. ...
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Géza von Bolváry
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"If you have seventy-five minutes to spare and want to feel like you've been transported into a giant, sugary Viennese pastry, then yes, Die lustigen Weiber von Wien is worth your time. But if you hate early sound-era static noise and people bursting into song for absolutely no reason, you should probably run far away. It is basically the cinematic equivalent of eating three slices of cake for breakfast. You feel a bit sick afterwards, but you can't deny it was fun while it lasted. 🍰 The whole p..."
Walter Reisch, Samuel Lerner
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