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Truxa

1937 · 92 min

It presents a dramatic look at the life and choices surrounding a performer in a bustling urban setting.

Directed by
Hans H. Zerlett
Genres
Drama
Starring
La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Overview
The famous tightrope artist Truxa is drinking at the Artisan bar in New York. He meets a young man, Husen, and gives him his stage name Truxa. He is to take the real Truxa's place at a circus show in Wintergarten, Berlin.

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Directed by
Hans H. Zerlett
Genres
Drama
Starring
La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • class
  • work
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hans H. Zerlett
Written by
Hans H. Zerlett
Starring
La Jana, Hannes Stelzer, Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Rudi Godden, Mady Rahl, Peter Elsholtz, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Eva Tinschmann
Cinematography
Friedl Behn-Grund
Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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