The Burning Secret (1933)
- Original title
- Brennendes Geheimnis
- Directed by
- Robert Siodmak
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 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 man befriends a young boy to get close to the boy's mother. He has a hidden motive involving the mother.
tensemelancholicslow-burnuneasyrestrainedatmosphericemotionally charged
What happens
The Burning Secret (German: Brennendes Geheimnis) is a 1933 Austrian-German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Alfred Abel, Hilde Wagener and Hans Joachim Schaufuß. It was based on the 1913 novella of the same title by Stefan Zweig. It was released by the German branch of Universal Pictures. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin and on location around Ascona in Switzerland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. Because of its theme of adultery, the film was attacked by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Judas of Tyrol (1933)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.