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Woman's Love – Woman's Suffering

1937 · 99 min

A somber, talky melodrama that unfolds through confession and flashback, heavy with regret and quiet heartbreak.

Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genres
Drama
Starring
Magda Schneider, Iván Petrovich, Oskar Sima
Overview
The famous American pianist, Hans Martenrood, is playing for the first time in Europe. A young boy is waiting for him in his hotel room after the concert with a letter from his mother, Marie, which explains, that Hans is the father of the boy and that she believes he would be better off being with his father. A short time later, Marie is found in a hotel room, critically wounded by two gunshots. Detective During is put to work on the case. He arrests a suspect, who is identified by the maid and porter as being Marie’s last visitor. At first, the man says nothing; but then he tells the detective Marie’s story.

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Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genres
Drama
Starring
Magda Schneider, Iván Petrovich, Oskar Sima
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Augusto Genina
Starring
Magda Schneider, Iván Petrovich, Oskar Sima, Anton Pointner, Ernst Behmer, Heinrich Schroth, Anita Mey, Alexa von Porembsky
Runtime
99 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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