Girls in Uniform (1958) Mädchen in Uniform
Girls in Uniform (1958)
DVDRip | MKV | 704x528 | XviD @ 1742 Kbps | 90 min | 1,24 Gb
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Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 704x528 | XviD @ 1742 Kbps | 90 min | 1,24 Gb
Audio: Deutsch AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Géza von Radványi
Writers: Christa Winsloe (play "Ritter Nerestan"), Friedrich Dammann (screenplay), Franz Höllering (screenplay)
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Romy Schneider, Therese Giehse
After the death of her mother, teenage Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent off to a boarding school run by the autocratic Fräulein von Nordeck (Emilia Unda). Initially withdrawn from the other girls due to her grief and anger at being sent away, Manuela is drawn out of her shell by the beautiful and sympathetic young teacher Elizabeth von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). But when Manuela's fondness for her teacher turns into a romantic attachment, it becomes a school-wide scandal.
Before watching "Mädchen in Uniform" I knew Romy Schneider only as "Sissi" and had absolutely no clue who Lilli Palmer was. First, I was suspicious: A German movie from the fifties? Should be another ridiculous comedy with a lot of colourful pictures and "funny" music. But what a surprise the drama was!
First of all: It was very courageous. If you think at the time the movie was shot in I find it courageus to make a drama about homosexuality and furthermore about a forbidden passion between a teacher and a student.
And then of course: Romy Schneider. In her young years she is best known for such ridiculous films as "Sissi" or "Wenn der weiße Flieder wieder blüht". But "Mädchen in Uniform" is the most remarkable one. There she shows: I am much more and more serious than you think and I am not just a nice little girl always looking pretty, lovely and smiling into the camera. I think, after she made this movie it was clear that she would make a great career because she is a gifted, exceptional actress.
And of course Lilli Palmer: Beautiful, proud, very lady-like, elegant and full of seriousness but very young at the same time. I'm out of words if it comes to describing her talent. But I think, you all agree if I say that she is one of the greatest German actresses.
A great movie, definetely one of the most important German dramas od the fifties and always worth remembering and watching it over and over again. Besides: There is some good taste of humour in it.
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Girls in Uniform (1958) Mädchen in Uniform
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