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Die heimliche Gräfin

1942 · 96 min

A light, old-fashioned Viennese romp of mistaken identities and aristocratic manners, pleasant and gentle but rarely laugh-out-loud funny.

Overview
A comedy of confusion in aristocratic Vienna at the turn of the 19th into the 20th Century: The young Bohemian Countess Antschi Dorival trades places with her friend Martina, because she wants to become an actress and applies as such at the city theatre under a false name. And so, Martina attends the Vienna Opera Ball, posing as the countess. Because of their striking similarity to one another, Martina is confused with the impostor Sonja Lubomirska, who shortly before stole a necklace belonging to the wife of Archduke Johann Sylvester.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness1
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Géza von Bolváry
    Starring
    Marte Harell, Wolf Albach-Retty, Elfriede Datzig, Paul Hörbiger, Oskar Sima, Rosa Albach-Retty, Rudolf Carl, Fritz Imhoff
    Runtime
    96 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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