Hey, it's a German film that's not a repost! Rejoice! I had never seen this one before class last Thursday, but it's on YouTube in its entirety with English subtitles if you want to check it out. That's how we watched it and it was fine. It is black and white but this one has sound, the first one in our class to have such.Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent to an all-girls boarding school by her aunt. She finds it very difficult to adjust, and latches on to one of the teachers, Fraulein von Bernberg (Dorothea Wieck), developing an infatuation that she eventually confesses in front of the repressive Headmistress (Emilia Unda).
This film was notable in its time for being directed by, written by, and starring only women. Also, for the strong representation of same-sex relationships. By modern standards, it's nothing you can't see on regular network TV, but this was just before the Nazis came to power and made their concerted effort to destroy everything they considered deviant.
If you're the slightest bit interested, I do encourage you to check out the film on YouTube. It's worth the watch.
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