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The Girl from the Islands (1964)

The Girl from the Islands poster
Original title
Maibritt, das Mädchen von den Inseln
Directed by
Boštjan Hladnik
Genre
comedy film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a remote island catches the eye of a man on holiday. They navigate flirtation and mild scandals in a sunny seaside setting.

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What happens

The Girl from the Islands or Maibritt, the Girl from the Islands (German: Maibritt, das Mädchen von den Inseln) is a 1964 West German-Swedish comedy film directed by Bostjan Hladnik and starring Jane Axell, Gunnar Möller, and Karl Schönböck. It was part of an attempt by some German makers of comedy films of the era to be slightly more risqué. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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