Gabriela (1950)

Directed by

Géza von Cziffra

Genre

musical film

Country

Germany

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous singer returns to the screen after a long break. She stars in a musical drama about love and personal struggles.

nostalgicdramaticromanticmelancholiccomebacklight-heartedsentimentalmusical

What happens

Gabriela is a 1950 West German musical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Zarah Leander, Carl Raddatz, and Vera Molnar. It was Leander's comeback film after a seven-year absence from filmmaking. In 1943 when the Nazi leadership had demanded she take German citizenship, she had broken her contract with UFA and returned to her native Sweden. In the immediate post-war era she was banned from appearing in German films because of her previous association with the Nazi hierarchy. When the law was lifted in 1949, she was able to make films once more. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff. It was the third highest-grossing film at the West German box office in 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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