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The Girl at the Reception

1940 · 92 min

A quiet, old-fashioned workplace romance simmering with awkward tension and wounded pride, told with earnest, measured restraint.

Directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
Genres
Drama
Starring
Magda Schneider, Heinz Engelmann, Richard Häussler
Overview
An office worker employed at a publishing house is upset when her former lover is appointed as the new director.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
Genres
Drama
Starring
Magda Schneider, Heinz Engelmann, Richard Häussler
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • work
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gerhard Lamprecht
Written by
Franz Baumann, Walter von Hollander
Starring
Magda Schneider, Heinz Engelmann, Richard Häussler, Carsta Löck, Hans Leibelt, Edith Oss, Rudolf Platte, Paul Bildt
Music
Kurt Schröder
Cinematography
Karl Hasselmann
Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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