The Oyster Princess (1919)
- Original title
- Die Austernprinzessin
- Directed by
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 65 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An American millionaire's spoiled daughter expects to marry a prince, but the wedding goes wrong. The film follows her and her wealthy father as they deal with the chaos that results.
fast-pacedsatiricalplayfulexaggeratedlightheartedwhimsicalchaotic
What happens
The Oyster Princess (German: Die Austernprinzessin) is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Victor Janson, Ossi Oswalda and Harry Liedtke. It is a grotesque comedy in four acts about an American millionaire's spoiled daughter's marriage that does not go as planned. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Richter, a frequent collaborator of Lubitsch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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