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If you have about an hour and want to see what happens when 1920s German cinema goes off the rails, you should watch this. It is definitely for people who like fast-paced slapstick and don't mind the grainy, flickering look of a film that has survived almost a century. If you hate silent movies or think gender-swapping...
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"If you have about an hour and want to see what happens when 1920s German cinema goes off the rails, you should watch this. It is definitely for people who like fast-paced slapstick and don't mind the grainy, flickering look of a film that has survived almost a century. If you hate silent movies or think gender-swapping plots are tired, you will probably want to skip this one entirely. I found myself laughing at the most random things in this. Ossi Oswalda has this energy that reminds me a bit o..."
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