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Das Mädchen vom Moorhof
1935 Drama / Romance
Review
Mädchen vom Moorhof is an
early work by the highly regarded auteur filmmaker Douglas Sirk.
It was made for UFA during the early phase of Sirk’s career in Germany,
two years before his flight from the country. The film is based
on a popular Swedish romantic novel by Selma Lagerlof and has the
austere realist style that was typical of Scandinavian cinema at the
time. There are also some of the distinctive stylistic and
thematic elements that would distinguish Sirk’s films during his time
in Hollywood. Whilst far from being the director’s best work, it
is an engaging film that brings a stark sense of realism to what is
otherwise a fairly anodyne piece of melodrama.
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Director:
Douglas Sirk
Starring: Hansi Knoteck, Ellen Frank, Kurt Fischer-Fehling, Friedrich Kayssler, Eduard von Winterstein Synopsis
When Helga, a young housemaid, is made pregnant by her employer, a
prosperous landowner, she becomes a virtual pariah in the rural
community where she lives. Hearing of her plight, another
farmer named Karsten takes pity on her and hires her as his
housemaid. For a while, Helga’s fortunes appear to improve.
But Karsten is soon to be married and his future wife, Gertrud, is
adamant that she will not have Helga in her house. Karsten has no
choice but to dismiss Helga, not knowing that she has fallen in love
with him...
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