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How Shall I Tell My Husband?

1932·Movie
1h 14min
63
DecentGoodWatch score

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Funny.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Fast Pace6
  • Tension4
  • Spectacle3

Heart

Romantic and hopeful

  • Romance8
  • Hopefulness8
  • Nostalgia7

Humor

Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit

  • Situational Comedy8
  • Wit & Wordplay7
  • Physical Comedy4

World

History and everyday modern life

  • Dialogue Centrality9
  • World Immersion7
  • Rewatchability7

Craft

Standout dialogue

  • Dialogue Quality8
  • Direction7
  • Acting7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition6

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The film starts in the fashionable seaside resort on the Baltic, Heringsdorf, where Renate Müller spends a secret weekend away from her husband with her bosom friend Ida Wüst. The husband meanwhile has a flirtation while traveling by night train from Frankfurt to Berlin, nice atmospheric shots of sleeper and dining car in the morning. The action continues in the luxury villas and apartments of Berlin, Renate Müller wears a string of very elegant outfits. Misunderstandings, jealousies, temporary separation of husband and wife, a few songs, wicked humour.
Classic German ComedyRomantic Farce1930s CinemaMarital MisunderstandingsWitty DialogueElegant FashionPeriod CharmLighthearted RomanceMusical Elements

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63
DecentGoodWatch score

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How long is How Shall I Tell My Husband??

1 h 14 min

How Shall I Tell My Husband? runs 1 h 14 min.

What language is How Shall I Tell My Husband? in?

German

It was made in German. Produced in Germany.