Madchen in Uniform
Brief Synopsis
German film in which a sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality.
Cast & Crew
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Leontine Sagan
Director
Dorothea Wieck
Emilia Unda
Gertrud Delalsky
Erika Mann
Hedwig Schlichter
Film Details
Also Known As
Filles en Uniforme, Maedchen in Uniform, Maidens in Uniform
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1931
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Synopsis
German film in which a sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality.
Director
Leontine Sagan
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Filles en Uniforme, Maedchen in Uniform, Maidens in Uniform
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1931
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Articles
Madchen in Uniform
German film in which a sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality.
Madchen in Uniform
German film in which a sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers. One of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality.
Quotes
Through discipline and hunger we will become great.- The Principal
You must reduce expenses, they are too high.- Frau Oberin
We do our best, Frau Oberin. The children complain they are hungry.- Fraulein von Kesten
Hungry? We Prussians have always been hungry. They are the daughters of soldiers and, God willing, mothers of soldiers too. What they need is discipline, not a life of luxury.- Frau Oberin
Manuela, pull yourself together. Soldiers daughters don't cry.- Manuela's Aunt
I'm with Fraulein von Burnberg.- Manuela
Be careful you don't fall in love.- Ilse von Westhagen
I try to be a friend to the children.- Fraulein von Bernburg
On equal terms?- Frau Oberin
Why not?- Fraulein von Bernburg
How can you maintain your authority?- Frau Oberin
We must stimulate their competitive spirit.- Fraulein von Attems
Precisely, Fraulein von Attems.- Frau Oberin
Trivia
The Nazi regime tried to burn all the copies of this movie. They couldn't.
