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Monika

1938 · 84 min

A solemn, old-fashioned melodrama of maternal longing and moral conflict, played with earnest intensity and a heavy heart.

Directed by
Heinz Helbig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Andergast, Iván Petrovich, Theodor Loos
Overview
Monika (German: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind, lit. 'A Mother Fights for Her Child') is a 1938 German melodrama film directed and written by Heinz Helbig. The story centers on a singer who relinquishes her illegitimate daughter to a German engineer in São Paulo to pursue her career, only to return eight years later as a celebrated film star and wife of a prominent surgeon, demanding custody after encountering the child on a film set.

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Directed by
Heinz Helbig
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maria Andergast, Iván Petrovich, Theodor Loos
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Heinz Helbig
Starring
Maria Andergast, Iván Petrovich, Theodor Loos, Rudolf Platte, Ilse Petri, Willi Schaeffers, Julia Serda, Carmen Lahrmann
Runtime
84 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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