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Comedy of the Heart (1924)

Comedy of the Heart poster
Original title
Komödie des Herzens
Directed by
Rochus Gliese
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A romantic story from 1920s Germany. A love triangle involving a woman and two men unfolds with light comedy and melancholy. The film was a major release for a large studio and was based on a novella.

bittersweetromanticgentlelightly comedicmelancholicelegiacsentimentalquiet

What happens

Comedy of the Heart (German: Komödie des Herzens) is a 1924 German silent romance film directed by Rochus Gliese and starring Lil Dagover, Nigel Barrie and Alexander Murski. It premiered at the Tauentzienpalast in Berlin on 30 September 1924. It was based on a novella by Sophie Hoechstetter. The film was one of UFA's major releases of the 1923-1925 boom period. It was made at the Babelsberg Studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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