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QFFU x MUBI x Roze 50+: Mädchen in Uniform

September 1 @ 13:00

After being sent to a strict Prussian all-girls boarding school, Manuela is drawn out of her shell by the young and empathetic teacher Elizabeth von Bernburg. But when Manuela starts to fall in love with her kind-hearted teacher, a scandal erupts and rocks the school’s very foundation.

Mädchen in Uniform is a romantic drama film made in 1931, and based on the play Gestern und Heute by Christa Winsloe. It is one of the earliest narrative films to explicitly portray homosexuality, which led its ending to be altered in Nazi-Germany before it became entirely illegalized. Despite this, aside from a few forever lost scenes, this critically acclaimed film survived the Second World War. Due to its overt and openly lesbian themes, the film still remains an international cult classic.


Content warning: Attempted suicide

Trailer

Film Facts

SPECS

Original language title: Mädchen in Uniform

Directed by: Leontine Sagan

Year: 1931

Country: Germany

Running time: 88 mins

Genre: Romantic drama

Language: German

Subtitles: English

Content warning: Attempted suicide

Awards:

Kinema Junpo Awards 1934 Winner: Best Foreign Language Film

Venice Film Festival 1932 Audience Referendum Winner: Best Technical Perfection

National Board of Review 1932 Winner: Top Foreign Films

Side program

Dialogue with the audience

As organizers, we’ll start by sharing our experiences related to the film’s theme, and then we’ll open the floor for a dialogue. We encourage the audience to share their own experiences and join the conversation.

Villa Concordia

Concordiastraat 67A
Utrecht, Utrecht 3551 EM Nederland
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