Short film
The War Sofa
1915 · 36 min
A gentle, old-fashioned comic tale that mixes small domestic mishaps with the distant rumble of war, easy to watch and mildly amusing.
- Directed by
- William Karfiol
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Starring
- Richard Georg, Tatjana Irrah, Karl Platen
- Overview
- Before leaving Pillkallen in East Prussia for Berlin, Schnirpel hides the money he is saving for his daughter Marie in the cushions of his sofa. In his absence, Marie and her fiancé Karl stumble upon the savings. Karl takes the money to keep it safe and is soon drafted into the military when World War I breaks out.
- How it feels
- Light, earnest and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Family, war, love, deception
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- William Karfiol
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Starring
- Richard Georg, Tatjana Irrah, Karl Platen
