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Homeland

1939 · 73 min

A gentle old-fashioned melodrama of family shame and operatic romance, played earnestly and resolved with tidy forgiveness.

Overview
The opera singer Maddalena had been cast out by her family after they learned she was to bear the child of a banker, von Keller, who had seduced and abandoned her. Her return to her native city has her father warn her to remain away, because she is a threat to her family, and her sister Marie's wedding. However, von Keller threatens the reputation of her family with an underhanded banking scheme. He commits suicide, and Maddalena is reconciled with her family.

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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
    • family
    • betrayal
    • redemption
    • love
    • class
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    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
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    music, romance
    Directed by
    Ernst Martin
    Starring
    Hansi Knoteck, Wolf Albach-Retty, Ursula Herking, Bruni Löbel, Josefine Dora, Hermann Mayer-Falkow, Roma Bahn, Änne Bruck
    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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