As a gang of classy jewel thieves hop from one European country to another, an engineer rescues a woman from their clutches..
If you're looking for a cozy, slightly dusty 1930s European caper with Brigitte Helm looking incredibly stylish, then yes, Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez is worth your evening. You'll probably hate it if you need fast pacing or can't stand old-school German theatricality, but for the rest of us, it's a neat little time ...
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"If you're looking for a cozy, slightly dusty 1930s European caper with Brigitte Helm looking incredibly stylish, then yes, Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez is worth your evening. You'll probably hate it if you need fast pacing or can't stand old-school German theatricality, but for the rest of us, it's a neat little time capsule.The plot is pretty simple. A classy gang of jewel thieves is hopping across Europe, and an engineer ends up rescuing a woman from their clutches.It has that late Weimar ene..."
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