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Claire Berolina

1987 · 90 min

A warm, song-filled portrait of a beloved performer whose world slowly darkens around her.

Directed by
Klaus Gendries
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Mallé, Dorit Gäbler, Zuzana Kocúriková
Overview
Berlin in the golden 20s. Like no other, the singer and cabaret artist Claire Waldoff found the right words for what the so-called “little people“ thought and felt. Her heartfelt songs with heart and snout triggered storms of enthusiasm and made Claire Waldoff famous. Kurt Tucholsky gave her the nickname "Sparrow of Berlin". With the beginning of the 1930s and the Nazi regime in Germany, the popularity of the Berlin original declined.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Klaus Gendries
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Mallé, Dorit Gäbler, Zuzana Kocúriková
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • music
    • identity
    • politics
    • celebrity
    • freedom
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Klaus Gendries
    Written by
    Klaus Gendries, Hans-Albert Pederzani
    Starring
    Maria Mallé, Dorit Gäbler, Zuzana Kocúriková, Heinz Behling, Heinz Rennhack, Lubomír Bryg, Roland Hemmo, Jürgen Hart
    Cinematography
    Jerzy Stawicki
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    East Germany
    Languages
    German

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