Mädchen in Uniform
1931 · Movie · PG · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · 95% critics
At a strict all-girls boarding school, a sensitive new student finds rare warmth in a compassionate teacher and develops an intense attachment. The film pairs coming-of-age feelings with a sharp look at rigid rules, repression, and the cost of denying kindness.
Also known as Girls in Uniform · Maidens in Uniform · Maedchen in Uniform
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Details
- Years
- 1931
- Release date
- 1931-11-27
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (121 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to tender, historically important queer dramas with anti-authoritarian themes, especially if Diary of a Lost Girl or Dating Amber worked for you; Not for you if you want light romance or clear-cut comfort.
Pros: emotionally touching performances; daring early queer themes; tense oppressive atmosphere | Cons: slight story; uneven tone at times; uncomfortable power dynamic
Themes
- coming out
- suicide attempt
- female friendship
- girls' boarding school
- based on play or musical
- punishment
- black and white
- orphan
- female homosexuality
- lgbt
- woman director
- teen rebel
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Emilia Unda
as Headmistress of the Boarding School
Dorothea Wieck
as Miss von Bernburg
Hedwig Schlichter
as Miss von Kesten
Hertha Thiele
as Manuela von Meinhardis
Ellen Schwanneke
as Ilse von Westhagen
Annemarie von Rochhausen
as Edelgard Komtesse von Mengsberg (uncredited)
- EB
Erika Biebrach
as Lilli von Kattner (uncredited)
- LB
Lene Berdolt
as Fräulein von Gaerschner (uncredited)
- MB
Margory Bodker
as Miss Evans (uncredited)
- GL
Gertrud de Lalsky
as Exzellenz von Ehrenhardt - Manuelas Tante (uncredited)
Directed by Carl Froelich, Leontine Sagan