Mädchen in Uniform
Queer Cinema • 1h 28m
Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich • Germany • 1931 • An artfully composed landmark of lesbian cinema.
As a new student at an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with the compassionate teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, and her feelings are requited. Experiencing first love, lonely Manuela also discovers the complexities that come with an illicit romance. This artfully composed landmark of lesbian cinema—and an important anti-fascist film—was the first of just three films directed by Leontine Sagan.
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