Réalisation:
Paul MartinActeurs·trices:
Willy Fritsch, Lída Baarová, Dieter Borsche, Hans Nielsen, Harry Liedtke, Marina von Ditmar, Dagny Servaes, Viktoria von Ballasko (plus)Critiques (1)
In the critical year of 1938, which marked an early end for Baarová in German-language film, she said goodbye in true style. The two films she made, A Prussian Love Story and The Gambler, are both excellent costume dramas. While A Prussian Love Story draws its inspiration from the amorous outburst of the young Emperor William I of Prussia (1797-1888), The Gambler is a rewrite of Dostoevsky's novel. A Prussian Love Storyis a compelling melodrama that is captivated by the depth of feeling of the main love couple, but also by the warm relationship between Elisa and her rival, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811-1890). The story is introduced by a small reminiscence in 1884 and it tells the story of the entire end of the life of the never-forgotten Elisa until her last hour, and thus it does not end prematurely in 1826 as the sportsman believes. However, this is how I imagine the ideal Reich film - a model of pre-war Europe, a brace for expensive flawless production design, a quality cast, and overall film work of a very high standard. ()
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