Art instructor Schrack transforms his sketch of lightly clad student Gussy into a painting, now imagining her nude. Against his wish the painting is included in his exhibition which causes a scandal when it becomes known who his model was.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white German cinema from the thirties, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? You’ll probably find it slow as molasses. It is a very specific type of film for people who enjoy watching polite people act shocked in rooms with high ceilings. Schrack is a p...
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Jürgen von Alten
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white German cinema from the thirties, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? You’ll probably find it slow as molasses. It is a very specific type of film for people who enjoy watching polite people act shocked in rooms with high ceilings. Schrack is a piece of work. He decides to paint Gussy naked because he thinks it’s art, but he forgets to mention that little detail to her. It is the kind of mid-century boundary-crossing that ..."
Jürgen von Alten, Walter Forster
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