Cinema: The New Pictures Mar. 26, 1928

  • Share
  • Read Later

(2 of 2)

Primanerliebe. Two German youths, irked by family and college discipline, commit suicide. That is all. Filmed in Germany, directed by Robert Land, it lasts almost an hour and is well worth looking at. The characters are so capably cast, the acting is so good that one's eyes seem to hear real voices, the click of heels in corridors, the clink of beer mugs, the faint scratch of a pen. These German actors have a serious, slow, almost stubborn way of performing which is utterly convincing. The shooting of the scenes from striking angles, the sudden change of-tempo and the superb lighting effects make Primanerliebe another reason why U. S. producers should take some more hints from Germanv.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. Next Page