When Dr Hartung (Fritz Odemar) hits Eva (Geraldine Katt) with his car, she decides to make him her "life's mission" and free him of his "unhappy marriage" which he never declares as such. In her way stands only her best friend Ursula (Hannelore Schroth) who happens to be Dr Hartung's daughter and is all but enthusiastic about her friend trying to seduce her father.
Acting
Hannelore Schroth's suffering face carries the whole film.
Costume
Eva's predatory wardrobe vs. Ursula's sensible cardigans.
Director
Boleslaw Barlog
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Produced under Nazi film oversight, its sexual politics were somehow deemed ideologically acceptable.
Director Boleslaw Barlog later became a major East German theatre director—this early work shows his taste for moral chaos.
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