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Fräulein Raffke (1923)

Fräulein Raffke poster
Directed by
Richard Eichberg
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Weimar Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young woman in 1920s Germany navigates the social pressures and personal costs of her family's new money. The story follows her as she deals with romantic and financial entanglements in a society obsessed with status and wealth.

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What happens

Fräulein Raffke is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Werner Krauss, Lydia Potechina and Lee Parry. A "Raffke" was Weimar era slang for a money accumulator. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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