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The Cruel Mistress (1932)

The Cruel Mistress poster
Original title
Die grausame Freundin
Directed by
Karel Lamač
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy about romantic misunderstandings and social antics. Two couples navigate jealousy and trickery in 1930s Europe.

lightheartedbreezywhimsicalcharmingplayfulsillynostalgic

What happens

The Cruel Mistress (German: Die grausame Freundin) is a 1932 Austrian-German comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Fritz Rasp and Lina Woiwode. A separate French-language version Should We Wed Them? was also released. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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