People on Sunday (1930)

Original title

Menschen am Sonntag

Directed by

Edgar G. Ulmer, Rochus Gliese, Curt Siodmak, Fred Zinnemann

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows several Berlin residents as they spend a summer Sunday relaxing and socializing. It shows ordinary people enjoying their day off from work without a dramatic plot.

lightheartedobservationalnostalgicrelaxedgentleeverydaysunnyintimate

What happens

People on Sunday (German: Menschen am Sonntag; full title Menschen am Sonntag, ein Film ohne Schauspieler. or People on Sunday: A Film Without Actors) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer from a screenplay by Billy Wilder, based on a reportage by Curt Siodmak, Robert's younger brother. The film follows a group of residents of Berlin on a summer's day during the interwar period. Hailed as a work of genius, it is a pivotal film in the development of German cinema and Hollywood. The film features the talents of Eugen Schüfftan (cinematography), Billy Wilder (screenplay) and Fred Zinnemann (cinematography assistant). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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