The earliest filmed version of Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest"..
If you're looking for a breezy Sunday watch, stay far away from this one. But if you are a massive nerd for early sound-era weirdness or want to see how German actors in 1932 handle British high-society sarcasm, Liebe, Scherz und Ernst is a fascinating trainwreck. Most people will probably find the crackly audio and fa...
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"If you're looking for a breezy Sunday watch, stay far away from this one. But if you are a massive nerd for early sound-era weirdness or want to see how German actors in 1932 handle British high-society sarcasm, Liebe, Scherz und Ernst is a fascinating trainwreck. Most people will probably find the crackly audio and fast German yelling incredibly annoying. It is the very first filmed version of Oscar Wilde’s famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest. Only, everyone is speaking German and the..."
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