The Land of Smiles (1930)
- Original title
- Das Land des Lächelns
- Directed by
- Max Reichmann
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A German operetta film from 1930, based on Franz Lehár's stage work. It follows a romantic story set in a fictional version of China, with music and singing woven into the plot.
theatricalromanticmusicallightold-fashionedsentimentalmelodramaticcheerful
What happens
The Land of Smiles (German: Das Land des Lächelns) is a 1930 German operetta film directed by Max Reichmann and starring Richard Tauber, Mary Losseff and Hans Mierendorff. It is an adaptation of the operetta The Land of Smiles composed by Franz Lehár. Lehár himself appeared in the film in a small role. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich with sets designed by the art director Hans Jacoby. The operetta was again adapted for a 1952 film The Land of Smiles starring Jan Kiepura. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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End of the Rainbow (1930)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.