Underplayed Gems

Queen of the Boulevards (1927)

Queen of the Boulevards poster
Original title
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
Directed by
Manfred Noa
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This silent German drama follows a courtesan in 19th century Paris. Her life of glamour and hardship becomes entangled with the men who desire and control her.

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What happens

Queen of the Boulevards (German: Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Paul Wegener, Andrée Lafayette and Werner Fuetterer. It is based on the novel Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes by Honoré de Balzac. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin, and distributed by the Munich-based Bavaria Film. Art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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