Venus im Frack is a film that survives on a single gimmick that wears thin by the forty-minute mark. If you are looking for a sharp Weimar satire with teeth, you will not find it here. This is a polite, occasionally stiff comedy that lacks the subversion its premise suggests. It is worth watching only for those obsesse...
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"Venus im Frack is a film that survives on a single gimmick that wears thin by the forty-minute mark. If you are looking for a sharp Weimar satire with teeth, you will not find it here. This is a polite, occasionally stiff comedy that lacks the subversion its premise suggests. It is worth watching only for those obsessed with the evolution of the 'trouser role' or Evi Eva’s specific brand of gamine charm. Most modern viewers will find the pacing glacial and the humor too reliant on characters bei..."
Thilde Förster, Ladislaus Vajda, Erich Nossen
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