Liebelei

Liebelei 1927

4.00

Film by Jacob and Luise Fleck.

1927

Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna

Once I Loved a Girl in Vienna 1931

1

A musical about love that spans the period before and after the Great War in the Austro-Hungarian empire.

1931

Frauenarzt Dr. Schäfer

Frauenarzt Dr. Schäfer 1928

1

The respected gynecologist Prof. Hausen is averse to performing abortions. In contrast, his up-and-coming colleague Dr. Schäfer sees abortion as a means of helping women in need and openly advocates an amendment of the law. The professor’s convictions are shaken when misfortune befalls his own family. Louise Fleck presents her drama about the untimeliness of restrictive abortion legislation against the backdrop of modern urban reality. Seriousness, however, is preserved, because topics such as unwanted pregnancy, sexual violence, and the consequences of improperly performed abortions are not only addressed through minor characters, but also placed at the center of the cinematic narrative. (Anna Dobringer)

1928

The Orlov

The Orlov 1927

1

Based on the operetta of the same name.

1927

Girls for Sale

Girls for Sale 1931

1

About trafficking. A nightclub in Buenos Aires is advertising for blonde women for glamorous jobs.

1931

The stranger

The stranger 1931

1

In a luxury hotel, a gathering of foreign high society people attend a wedding lunch. By the end of the feast a dramatic turn of events occurs : on the time of leaving the groom realizes that his newly married wife has... disappeared ! One morning, some time later, he meets her again at the Bois de Boulogne. She tells him everything about her strange attitude: she needed to be married to be able to have access to her husband's money. With this money, she managed to avenge her mother.

1931