Liebelei
Original title: Playing at Love · Turkish title: Bir aşk hikâyesi
1933 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by 
Max Ophüls
Max OphülsCast
Magda Schneider Wolfgang Liebeneiner Luise Ullrich
Credits
Cinematography: Franz Planer
Music: Theo Mackeben
Plot
In old Vienna a lieutenant's affair with a married woman leads to a duel.
Sinekatalog’s take
Max Ophüls's elegant tragedy of old Vienna follows a lieutenant's affair with a married woman that ends in a duel and a young girl's heartbreak. Magda Schneider is touching in a graceful, waltz-like, doomed romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,684 votes)
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