The Merciful Lie (1939)
- Original title
- Die barmherzige Lüge
- Directed by
- Werner Klingler
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 10.0 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.
How it feels
A woman must decide whether to tell a hurtful truth or a merciful lie to protect someone she cares about. The story follows her moral struggle in a tightly woven domestic setting.
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What happens
The Merciful Lie (German: Die barmherzige Lüge) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Hilde Krahl, Elisabeth Flickenschildt and Ernst von Klipstein. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin and on location in Bremen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Böhm and Erich Czerwonski. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Stars of Variety (1939)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.