Die Puppe

19191919
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1h 6m

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Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead.

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7.4/10

2.1K

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POPULARITY

52,539

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Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
Writers
- E.T.A. Hoffmann(story)
- Hanns Kräly
- Ernst Lubitsch
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Ernst Lubitsch in Osteriprinsessa (1919)

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Quotes
Lancelot: [to the monks] Protect me from the maidens, then I'll gladly starve with you!

Connections
Featured in Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)

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Delightful post WWI silent comedy fairy tale

I caught this on TCM, it is a completely captivating and delightful experience for all ages, so many layers in this story. Cannot recommend it enough for its period charm and generally kookiness.

However, the cast list here on IMDB is a mess due to faulty translations. "Dessen Frau" means "His Wife", and refers to Baron Chanterelle (chanterelles are a group of mushrooms, much eaten in Germany in late summer/autumn.) Similarly, "His Daughter" (Ossi, or The Doll) again refers to the Baron as her father. "The Briar" (!) should, I think, be The Friar; only in the film he is in fact the Abbot of the monastery, not merely a Brother. Wikipedia gets it all correct on its page about this film.

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