The Platonic Marriage
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Directed by | Paul Leni |
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Produced by | Joe May |
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Production company | May-Film |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 31 January 1919 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Germany |
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The Platonic Marriage (German: Die platonische Ehe) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Paul Leni and starring Mia May, Georg Alexander and Albert Paulig.[1] An impoverished noblewoman marries a woman he finds unattractive simply to get his hands on her money. However, he gradually finds himself falling in love with her.
Leni also worked as art director, designing the film's sets.
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References[]
- ^ Das Ufa-Buch p.40
Bibliography[]
- Hans-Michael Bock & Michael Töteberg. Das Ufa-Buch. Zweitausendeins, 1992.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1919 films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Paul Leni
- UFA GmbH films
- German black-and-white films
- German drama films
- 1919 drama films
- 1910s German film stubs