German Empire / Czechoslovakia,
1929, 95 min
Directed by:
Richard OswaldComposer:
Walter UlfigPlots(1)
Moritz Stiefel faces expulsion due to poor marks. When he is caught with an essay titled “Shame and Lust”, he is indeed kicked out – instead of classmate Melchior Gabor, who actually penned it. Gabor was drawing on his experiences with neighbourhood girl Wendla. Then Wendla turns up pregnant. Stiefel descends into despair. (Berlinale)
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