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Farewell (Abschied) (Blu-Ray)

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Collection: Kino Lorber
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1930
Director: Robert Siodmak
Genre: Drama
Cast: Brigitte Horney, Aribert Mog, Emilia Unda
Runtime: 72
Language: German
Release Date: 2022-03-15
Description

In a return to the realistic “Street films” of the German silent era, Robert Siodmak (Criss Cross) directed this comedy drama of intersecting lives within the rooms of a working-class boarding house. Aribert Mog (Ecstasy) and Brigitte Horney (Munchausen) star as Peter and Hella, a young couple waiting for the opportunity to be married. When Peter receives a job opportunity in Dresden, he intends to surprise Hella with the news. But when word spreads among the other lodgers, it creates a series misunderstandings that could jeopardize the couple’s happiness.

Audio commentary by film historian Anthony Slide | Alternate "happy" ending