Underplayed Gems

Maskerade (1934)

Maskerade poster
Directed by
Willi Forst
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Viennese artist draws a society lady's portrait from memory sparking mistaken identities and romantic complications. The story follows the characters as they navigate a series of misunderstandings at a masquerade ball.

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What happens

Maskerade (also known as Maskerade in Wien, English: Masquerade or Masquerade in Vienna), is an Austrian operetta film, and a classic of German language cinema. The exceptional script of this, a great example of the genre of the Wiener Film, was by Walter Reisch and Willi Forst, who also directed. The German premiere was held in Berlin on 21 August 1934, followed by the Austrian premiere in Vienna on 26 September of the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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