Kohlhiesels Töchter (1920)

Directed by

Ernst Lubitsch

Genre

silent film, romantic comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy from 1920. A man tries to win over two very different sisters who are the daughters of an innkeeper. The story borrows from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

lightheartedplayfulbreezycomedicromanticcheerfulenergeticwarm

What happens

Kohlhiesels Töchter (English title: Kohlhiesel's Daughters) is a 1920 German silent comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Henny Porten (in a dual role as sisters), Emil Jannings and Jakob Tiedtke. It is a reworking of Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. Three remakes were produced, including a 1930 sound remake which also starred Porten. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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