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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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mädchen in Uniform (Motion picture : 1931)
Other Authors: Winsloe, Christa (Screenwriter), Andam, F. D., 1901-1969 (Screenwriter), Froelich, Carl, 1875-1953 (Producer), Pflughaupt, Friedrich, 1892-1951 (Producer), Kuntze, Reimar, 1900-1949 (director of photography.), Weihmayr, Franz, 1903-1969 (director of photography.), Unda, Emilia, 1879-1939 (Actor), Wieck, Dorothea, 1908-1986 (Actor), Schlichter, Hedwig, 1898-1984 (Actor), Thiele, Herta, 1908-1984 (Actor), Schwannecke, Ellen, 1906-1972 (Actor), Mann, Erika, 1905-1969 (Actor), Olson, Jenni (Commentator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:German dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Kino Classics, [2020]
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Girls' schools > Drama.
Boarding schools > Drama.
High school girls > Sexual behavior > Germany > Drama.
Lesbian teenagers > Germany > Drama.
Girls' schools.
Interpersonal relations.
Lesbian teenagers.
Teacher-student relationships.
Germany.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Lesbian films.
Coming-of-age 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:Title and credits from screen.
Based on the play: Gestern und Heute = Yesterday and today / Christa Winsloe.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.
Remastered.
Special feature: audio commentary by film historian Jenni Olson.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:01:28:00
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; 1:20:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital 2.0.
Production Credits:Producers, Carl Froelich, Friedrich Pflughaupt ; photography, Reimar Kuntze, Franz Weihmayr.