The Song of Life (1931)

Original title

Das Lied vom Leben

Directed by

Alexis Granowsky

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

56 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

A young man and woman navigate life in early 1930s Germany. The film uses avant garde techniques to tell its story and faced censorship from authorities.

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What happens

The Song of Life (German: Das Lied vom Leben) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Aribert Mog, Margot Ferra and Elsa Wagner. Location shooting took place around Hamburg and at the Cecilienhaus in Berlin. It was produced in an avant garde style during the latter years of the Weimar Republic. The film proved controversial and was initially banned by the Berlin police. It was only permitted to be shown with significant cuts to its already short running time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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