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Heart's Desire (1951)

Heart's Desire poster
Original title
Die Sehnsucht des Herzens
Directed by
Paul Martin
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 18m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story unfolds against the backdrop of a train journey. A chance meeting leads to a brief but intense romance.

romantichopefulmelodramaticnostalgicbittersweetmusicalsentimental

What happens

Heart's Desire (German: Die Sehnsucht des Herzens) is a 1951 West German musical drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Hans Hotter, Linda Caroll and Rainer Penkert. It is based on the novel D-Zug, 517 by the Austrian writer Maria Peteani. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bruno Monden and Hermann Warm. It is also known by the alternative title Spring Romance (German: Frühlingsromanze) (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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