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The Dress (1961)

The Dress poster
Original title
Das Kleid
Directed by
Egon Günther, Konrad Petzold
Genre
comedy film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In an East German town, a woman's new dress causes a series of amusing misunderstandings. Neighbors and officials react to her stylish outfit in unexpected ways.

lightheartedwryplayfulwhimsicalgentlebriskgood-humoredobservational

What happens

The Dress (German: Das Kleid) is an East German comedy film directed by Konrad Petzold and Egon Günther. It was produced in 1961 and released in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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