Mädchen in Uniform (1931)

Runtime
1hr 28mins
Directed by
Leontine Sagan, Carl Froelich
Featuring
Hertha Thiele, Dorothea Wieck, Emilia Unda
Film Language
German
Body

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This artfully composed milestone of lesbian cinema—and an important anti-fascist film—was the first of just three films directed by Leontine Sagan.

As a new student at an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with the compassionate teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, and her feelings are requited. Experiencing her first love, lonely Manuela also discovers the complexities that come with an illicit romance.

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Reviews
Review Text

Beautifully crafted and performed, evocatively lit, and sensitively directed. A landmark film in the evolution of Queer cinema.

Review Author
Jason Wood
Review Publication
BBC

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