Meyer from Berlin (1919)

Original title

Meyer aus Berlin

Directed by

Ernst Lubitsch

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

58 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 11 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.

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How it feels

This silent comedy follows a sharp young man from Berlin who gets into humorous situations. It is one of Ernst Lubitsch's early acting roles before he focused solely on directing and writing.

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What happens

Meyer from Berlin (German: Meyer aus Berlin) is a 1919 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Lubitsch, Ossi Oswalda and Ethel Orff. It was part of the Sally series of films featuring Lubitsch as a sharp young Berliner of Jewish heritage. It was Lubitsch's penultimate film as an actor, after 1920 he devoted himself entirely to screenwriting and directing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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