A young woman working as a secretary for a Berlin car business tries to impress a rich Australian visitor by pretending she is a foreign countess..
If you have a soft spot for movies where someone hides behind a fake accent and a fancy dress, Once a Great Lady might hit the spot. If you prefer your cinema to have, you know, actual stakes or a pulse, you’ll probably be bored within twenty minutes. It’s a very specific flavor of 1930s fluff—light, polite, and comple...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Gerhard Lamprecht
Raoul Walsh
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"If you have a soft spot for movies where someone hides behind a fake accent and a fancy dress, Once a Great Lady might hit the spot. If you prefer your cinema to have, you know, actual stakes or a pulse, you’ll probably be bored within twenty minutes. It’s a very specific flavor of 1930s fluff—light, polite, and completely obsessed with the idea that being a 'countess' is the peak of human existence. The story is basically a game of 'don't get caught.' Our lead works as a secretary, which appar..."
Theo Halton, Josef Pelz von Felinau
Germany
