Underplayed Gems

I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (1926)

I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg poster
Original title
Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren
Directed by
Arthur Bergen
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

A silent film set in Heidelberg, Germany, about a romance that involves a popular song. The story uses the city's nostalgic reputation for a gentle love story.

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What happens

I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg (German: Ich hab mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Emil Höfer, Gertrud de Lalsky and Werner Fuetterer. The title alludes to the popular 1925 song I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg composed by Fred Raymond with lyrics by Fritz Löhner-Beda and Ernst Neubach. The film taps into the nostalgic reputation of Old Heidelberg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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