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The Market of Life (1928)

The Market of Life poster
Original title
Jahrmarkt des Lebens
Directed by
Béla Balogh
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film set in Germany about people whose lives intersect at a fair. It follows a young man and a woman as they navigate love and hardship against the backdrop of the market's bustling energy.

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What happens

The Market of Life (German: Jahrmarkt des Lebens) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Hans Mierendorff and Vera Schmiterlöw. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Machus. It was released in Britain in 1929. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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