Hungarian peasant Julika is discovered by an impresario in a hamlet, soon gaining fame as dancer and gifted singer. In Berlin she leaves the train to escape his attentions, meets a young composer and his friends and tries to help him.
Is it worth the watch? Look, if you are the kind of person who needs gritty realism or a fast-paced thriller, stay away. You will be bored out of your mind within ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for 1930s European musical comedy—the kind where people break into song because they just can’t help themselves—this...
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"Is it worth the watch? Look, if you are the kind of person who needs gritty realism or a fast-paced thriller, stay away. You will be bored out of your mind within ten minutes. But if you have a soft spot for 1930s European musical comedy—the kind where people break into song because they just can’t help themselves—this is a pretty sweet little time capsule. It’s not perfect. The pacing is a bit like a Sunday drive on a dirt road, but there’s a certain warmth here that modern stuff just misses. ..."
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