Is it worth the time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific craving for old-school European melodrama. If you like your history books dry and your movies dripping with polite, stiff-upper-lip court drama, you might get a kick out of this. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like watching paint dry on a velvet cur...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth the time? Honestly, only if you have a very specific craving for old-school European melodrama. If you like your history books dry and your movies dripping with polite, stiff-upper-lip court drama, you might get a kick out of this. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like watching paint dry on a velvet curtain, you’re going to hate it. 😴 Die Pompadour is one of those movies that feels like it was filmed inside a very expensive, very cramped jewelry box. Everything is shiny, everyo..."
H.W. Becker, Veit Harlan
Austria
1935 · IMDb 6.8
