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A landmark in the history of queer cinema, this is an honest film about nascent love between women at a boarding school for girls. Vulnerable and quiet, Manuela struggles to adjust to the stern discipline of the heavily regimented institution. In time, she gains confidence through a friendship with...

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Uniform Title:Mädchen in Uniform (Motion picture : 1931)
Other Authors: Winsloe, Christa (Screenwriter), Andam, F. D., 1901-1969 (Screenwriter), Thiele, Herta, 1908-1984 (Actor), Wieck, Dorothea, 1908-1986 (Actor), Schwannecke, Ellen, 1906-1972 (Actor), Schlichter, Hedwig, 1898-1984 (Actor), Unda, Emilia, 1879-1939 (Actor), Mann, Erika, 1905-1969 (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:German
Language Notes:German dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2020]
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Girls' schools > Drama.
Interpersonal relations > Drama.
Girls' schools.
Interpersonal relations.
Teacher-student relationships.
Drama.
Feature films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Lesbian films.
Coming-of-age films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, German.
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Summary:A landmark in the history of queer cinema, this is an honest film about nascent love between women at a boarding school for girls. Vulnerable and quiet, Manuela struggles to adjust to the stern discipline of the heavily regimented institution. In time, she gains confidence through a friendship with one of her teachers. But no relationship between women, no matter how chaste, is to be permitted, and under the constant threat of punishment, Manuela desperately tries to keep hope and love alive.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.
Based on the play, Gestern und heute, by Christa Winsloe.
Extras include audio commentary by film historian, Jenni Olson.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Bluray; Region A.
Production Credits:Director, Leontine Sagan; co-director, Carl Froelich; screenplay, Christa Winsloe, F.D. Andam; directors of photography, Reimar Kuntze, Franz Weihmayr; music, Hanson Milde-Meissner.