The Great Passion
Die große Sehnsucht
The Great Passion On Soap2Day. 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)
- Genre: Comedy
- Country: Germany
- Director: Steve Sekely
- Cast: Camilla Horn, Theodor Loos, Paul Kemp, Paul Henckels, Harry Frank, Berthe Ostyn, Walter Steinbeck, Conrad Veidt, Anny Ondra, Harry Liedtke, Lil Dagover, Erwin van Roy, Irma Godau, Anna Müller-Lincke, Liane Haid, Karl Platen, Ferdinand Bonn, Betty Amann, Elga Brink, Maria Paudler, Adele Sandrock,
