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Painted Youth (1929)

Painted Youth poster
Original title
Geschminkte Jugend
Directed by
Carl Boese
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1929 Germany, this film follows young people as they navigate love and societal expectations. It shows their struggles with relationships and growing up in a particular time.

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What happens

Painted Youth (German: Geschminkte Jugend) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Boese and starring Toni van Eyck, Wolfgang Zilzer, and Olga Limburg. It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Karl Machus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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