
Comical variation on the Shakespeare play, featuring two feuding farmers families..

Hanns Kräly, Ernst Lubitsch
Germany

The Transposition of Tragedy into Alpine Absurdity Ernst Lubitsch’s 1920 effort, Romeo and Juliet in the Snow (Romeo und Julia im Schnee), stands as a testament to the director's burgeoning 'Touch'—that elusive, sophisticated blend of wit, visual economy, and psychological irony. While contemporary audiences might as...

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Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch
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" The Transposition of Tragedy into Alpine Absurdity Ernst Lubitsch’s 1920 effort, Romeo and Juliet in the Snow (Romeo und Julia im Schnee), stands as a testament to the director's burgeoning 'Touch'—that elusive, sophisticated blend of wit, visual economy, and psychological irony. While contemporary audiences might associate the era with the heavy shadows of German Expressionism, Lubitsch was busy carving out a niche for the 'Kammerspiel' comedy, a genre that thrived on the intimacy of human fo..."


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