She'd sacrifice everything for love — but would he let her?
Ellen, the secretary to General Manager Rasmussen, marries her fiancé Norbert Larsen, who also works at the steelworks. They have a happy marriage until Norbert falls ill: Only a trip to the south can save him.
Acting
Marija Leiko's expressive face does all the talking.
Direction
Stein's tight framing builds suffocating domestic tension.
Director
Paul L. Stein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A prime example of German 'Opferfilm' (sacrifice film), a popular Weimar genre where women suffer beautifully for love.
Marija Leiko later died in Stalin's Great Purge; this survives as her most celebrated silent performance.
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