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My Heart is a Jazz Band (1929)

My Heart is a Jazz Band poster
Original title
Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband
Directed by
Frederic Zelnik
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1929 Germany. It follows characters caught up in emotion and loss. The film takes its name from a popular song of the time.

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What happens

My Heart is a Jazz Band (German: Mein Herz ist eine Jazzband) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Raimondo Van Riel and Heinrich Gotho. The film's art direction was by Andrej Andrejew. It premiered on 28 January 1929. It shares its title with a popular 1920s song of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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