Mädchen In Uniform / Girls In Uniform (1931) :
Brief Review -
A stunner! The Earliest and Rebellious take on homosexuality. The films made on LGBT themes holds a special place in this society because of the gutsy attempt against the taboo subject and some great films were really made on it recently. If we applaud the guts for handling this taboo subject in 21st century then just imagine what scenario it would had been if someone had made such film in 1931, almost 90 years ago. Even reading this is takes my breath away so you can imagine how i must have felt while watching this early gutsy attempt on homosexuality, Girls In Uniform. At an all-girls boarding school, a 14 years old girl Manuela falls in love with a kind hearted and gorgeous looking teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, to terrific consequences. By covering all the aspects with uttermost sensitivity, the film manages to send the right message against the oppression and traditional thoughts. However, i doubt the Cult status because couple of things in the film are far away from the reality and human behaviour despite showing the seriousness of the matters. One of the biggest reason is that, it runs in a temporary affection towards the same gender which can be termed common and not serious considering the age of that girl. So obviously it doesn't talk about the permanent effects hence, folds itself up in the limited age bar which hasn't met the maturity yet. Nevertheless, it puts a strong hammer on mouldy thoughts. Apart from that it's very entertaining film in spite of being a film of serious nature and the teenage nostalgia is also exposed very organically. All the actors have done a fine job, dialogues are meaningful, emotional quotient is unexpectedly less, cinematography is good and the direction is very nice. Overall, a very important and gutsy film for all times.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest
A stunner! The Earliest and Rebellious take on homosexuality. The films made on LGBT themes holds a special place in this society because of the gutsy attempt against the taboo subject and some great films were really made on it recently. If we applaud the guts for handling this taboo subject in 21st century then just imagine what scenario it would had been if someone had made such film in 1931, almost 90 years ago. Even reading this is takes my breath away so you can imagine how i must have felt while watching this early gutsy attempt on homosexuality, Girls In Uniform. At an all-girls boarding school, a 14 years old girl Manuela falls in love with a kind hearted and gorgeous looking teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, to terrific consequences. By covering all the aspects with uttermost sensitivity, the film manages to send the right message against the oppression and traditional thoughts. However, i doubt the Cult status because couple of things in the film are far away from the reality and human behaviour despite showing the seriousness of the matters. One of the biggest reason is that, it runs in a temporary affection towards the same gender which can be termed common and not serious considering the age of that girl. So obviously it doesn't talk about the permanent effects hence, folds itself up in the limited age bar which hasn't met the maturity yet. Nevertheless, it puts a strong hammer on mouldy thoughts. Apart from that it's very entertaining film in spite of being a film of serious nature and the teenage nostalgia is also exposed very organically. All the actors have done a fine job, dialogues are meaningful, emotional quotient is unexpectedly less, cinematography is good and the direction is very nice. Overall, a very important and gutsy film for all times.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest