If you have a soft spot for late silent-era German comedies where everyone seems to be vibrating at a slightly higher frequency than necessary, The Crazy Countess is worth your time. It’s not a masterpiece, and it’s certainly not going to change your life, but it has this frantic, lived-in energy that makes the ninety ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Richard Löwenbein
Richard Löwenbein
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"If you have a soft spot for late silent-era German comedies where everyone seems to be vibrating at a slightly higher frequency than necessary, The Crazy Countess is worth your time. It’s not a masterpiece, and it’s certainly not going to change your life, but it has this frantic, lived-in energy that makes the ninety minutes fly by. However, if you’re looking for the moody, shadow-drenched expressionism people usually associate with 1920s Germany, you’re going to be disappointed. This is much c..."
Ralph Arthur Roberts
Max Ehrlich, Rudolph Schanzer, Rudolph Bernauer
Germany
1934 · IMDb —
