I had long wanted to watch this movie, given it featured two of the biggest stars of German cinema: Zarah Leander and Marika Rökk... and what a disappointment it was!
Apart from the fact, the whole story is historically grotesquelly inaccurate... the male leads are wooden... and as usual, Marika Rökk dances like a heifer... Only Zarah Leander manages to captivate the audience with her songs and her (beautifully photographed) languorous face.
The song " Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen" will continue to haunt you well after the end of the film!
All in all, this film will be appreciated by Zarah Leander's fan. If you are not (or if you are not familiar with 1940's Gernan cinema), you might want to give it a miss and opt for another of Leander's films.
Apart from the fact, the whole story is historically grotesquelly inaccurate... the male leads are wooden... and as usual, Marika Rökk dances like a heifer... Only Zarah Leander manages to captivate the audience with her songs and her (beautifully photographed) languorous face.
The song " Nur nicht aus Liebe weinen" will continue to haunt you well after the end of the film!
All in all, this film will be appreciated by Zarah Leander's fan. If you are not (or if you are not familiar with 1940's Gernan cinema), you might want to give it a miss and opt for another of Leander's films.