The Great Passion by Steve Sekely
6.50
This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a story (in the line of "A Star is Born"), but this merely serves as an excuse, as it is more importantly a kind of moving encyclopedia of about 35 stars making their debut in a talkie (although some of them had already made one talkie), of the technical sound possibilities and of film making. Besides all that, it is entertaining and sometimes hilarious and it has fine one-liners that split my side. The film is also remarkable for making mock of typical German film genres (like the overly sweet romances involving the military), of too heavy acting and of film making in general. I have to mention this one: a short, hysterically funny parody of "Der blaue Engel". What this film in fact says is: do not take any film too seriously. (J. Steed)
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Cast
Camilla Horn as Eva von Loe
Theodor Loos as Regisseur Hall
Paul Kemp as Regieassistent Mopp
Paul Henckels as Aufnahmeleiter Klieht
Harry Frank as Paul Wessel
Berthe Ostyn as Carla Marventa
Walter Steinbeck as Filmdirector
Conrad Veidt as Himself
Anny Ondra as Herself
Harry Liedtke as Himself
Lil Dagover as Herself
Erwin van Roy as Regisseur Berg
Irma Godau as Mary
Anna Müller-Lincke as Garderobiere
Liane Haid as Herself
Karl Platen as Fridericus Rex
Ferdinand Bonn as Cornelius
Betty Amann as Herself
Elga Brink as Herself
Maria Paudler as Herself
Adele Sandrock as Herself
Wilhelmine Sandrock as Herself
Charlotte Susa as Herself
Olga Tschechowa as Herself
Camilla von Hollay as Herself
Gustav Diessl as Himself
Paul Heidemann as Himself
Walter Janssen as Himself
Fritz Kortner as Himself
Francis Lederer as Himself
Theo Lingen as Himself
Károly Huszár as Himself
Fritz Rasp as Himself
Walter Rilla as Himself
Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Himself
Luis Trenker as Himself,
Jack Trevor as Himself
Ernö Verebes as Himself
María Corda as Herself
Jenny Jugo as Herself
Karel Lamač as Himself
Hans H. Zerlett as Himself
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