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Secrets of a Soul (1948)

Secrets of a Soul poster
Original title
Das verlorene Gesicht
Directed by
Kurt Hoffmann
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman develops a split personality after a traumatic event. The story follows her struggle as she alternates between two very different selves.

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What happens

The Lost Face (German: Das verlorene Gesicht) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Marianne Hoppe, Gustav Fröhlich and Richard Häussler. The plot of a woman with two divided personalities caused by a recent trauma drew inspiration from the Gainsborough Melodrama Madonna of the Seven Moons which had been extremely popular on its release in Germany. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location shooting taking place in Heidelberg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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