Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor.
Is this worth your afternoon? If you like old movies where people burst into song for no reason, yes. If you hate high-pitched tenors and plots that make zero sense, stay far away from this one. It’s a 1930s musical about a girl named Gerda who works in a grey Berlin office. She wins a contest and suddenly she's off to...
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"Is this worth your afternoon? If you like old movies where people burst into song for no reason, yes. If you hate high-pitched tenors and plots that make zero sense, stay far away from this one. It’s a 1930s musical about a girl named Gerda who works in a grey Berlin office. She wins a contest and suddenly she's off to Venice, which is exactly what I wish would happen to me on a Tuesday. The movie is called Eight Days of Happiness, but it feels more like three days of singing and five days of pe..."
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