Viola von Birkenfeld, who is as blonde as she is enthusiastic, a kind of 16-year-old Käthchen von Heilbronn, leads a secluded life in her grandfather's castle. During a fleeting encounter with the young Friedrich von Bornim, she falls madly in love with the handsome young man.
Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for silent films where people communicate mostly through heavy sighs and intense eye contact, you'll find something to like here. It is definitely for people who enjoy 1920s melodrama and don't mind a story that moves at the speed of a snail in a garden. If you hate movi...
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"Is it worth the watch? If you have a soft spot for silent films where people communicate mostly through heavy sighs and intense eye contact, you'll find something to like here. It is definitely for people who enjoy 1920s melodrama and don't mind a story that moves at the speed of a snail in a garden. If you hate movies where characters make their entire life about a person they just met five minutes ago, you should probably skip it. Viola is the main girl and she is played by Lien Deyers. Sh..."
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1929 · IMDb 6.8
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