Maskerade (1934)

Directed by

Willi Forst

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

Austria

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

lightheartedromanticwhimsicalelegantsophisticatedplayfulcharming

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)

Trailer

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