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The Bird Seller

1935 · 76 min

A gentle, tuneful old-fashioned romance that ambles along pleasantly, easy to follow and easy to like.

Directed by
E.W. Emo
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Maria Andergast, Wolf Albach-Retty, Lil Dagover
Overview
The film is an adaptation of the 1891 operetta Der Vogelhändler by composer Carl Zeller, with libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held, though it incorporates few of the original songs, using them mostly instrumentally or in the background. The plot follows Adam, a Tyrolean bird seller in 18th-century Rhineland, who hopes to marry his beloved Christl, a postmaster's daughter; to secure his future, she arranges for him to perform at court, but complications arise when she is mistakenly suspected of an affair with a philandering prince.

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Directed by
E.W. Emo
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Maria Andergast, Wolf Albach-Retty, Lil Dagover
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • deception
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • musical
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, romance
    Directed by
    E.W. Emo
    Starring
    Maria Andergast, Wolf Albach-Retty, Lil Dagover, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Georg Alexander, Genia Nikolaieva, Max Gülstorff, Gaston Briese
    Runtime
    76 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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