Durchlaucht amüsiert sich: A Royal Swap That Doesn't Know When to Quit
Is this actually worth your time?
If you have a soft spot for 1930s fluff where people constantly bump into each other in hallways, absolutely. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s completely unconcerned with logic. If you need your movies to have stakes or, you know, a plot that holds water, you will probably want to thr...
The movie Durchlaucht amüsiert sich was directed by Conrad Wiene.
Durchlaucht amüsiert sich was released in the year 1932.
Durchlaucht amüsiert sich has an IMDb rating of 7.3 out of 10.
Durchlaucht amüsiert sich is a movie from Germany.
Durchlaucht amüsiert sich features Ludwig Flaschner, Betty Isolani, Mária Tasnádi Fekete, Ernst Wurmser.
The screenplay for Durchlaucht amüsiert sich was written by Conrad Wiene, Paul Beyer.
If you enjoy Durchlaucht amüsiert sich, you might also like Die Jugend am Scheideweg (1929), Strauss, the Waltz King (1928), Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1927), So lang' noch ein Walzer vom Strauß erklingt (1931).
Yes, Durchlaucht amüsiert sich (1932) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title.
Princess Melanie decides the best way to vet her royal fiancé is to swap places with her maid. Naturally, the Prince does the exact same thing, pretending to be his own secretary. It is a messy, lighthearted game of mistaken identities where everyone is flirting with the wrong person for way too long.
Synopsis
Princess Melanie wants to examine her future husband and pretends to be his maid. His Highness plays the secretary. While a goofy servant mimics the baron, he himself takes time to flirt with the alleged maid.
Review Excerpt
"Is this actually worth your time?
If you have a soft spot for 1930s fluff where people constantly bump into each other in hallways, absolutely. It’s light, it’s breezy, and it’s completely unconcerned with logic. If you need your movies to have stakes or, you know, a plot that holds water, you will probably want to throw your remote at the screen.
The whole thing is built on that classic maid-pretending-to-be-princess setup. We have all seen it a thousand times. But there’s a certain sweetness ..."
