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DAS LAND DES LÄCHELNS (1930)

Richard Tauber, Mara Loseff and Hans Mierendorff, Max Reichmann

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The operetta is set in Vienna and China in 1912. In Act I, in Vienna, the heroine Lisa, a Countess, marries a Chinese prince and returns with him to his homeland despite the warnings of her friends and family. In Act II, in Beijing, she finds that she is unable to come to terms with his culture, and especially that he must take other wives. He assures her that it's just a formality, but unhappiness is inevitable, and she is locked in the palace. Her love changes to hate. In Act III, Prince Sou-Chong is left alone, while his beloved Lisa returns to her homeland. His sister, Princess Mi had also become attached to the Viennese official Gustav, and so the ending is doubly sad. But the prince respects the rule of his custom: always smile.

Features the Tauberlied, Das ist mein ganzes Herz, written especially for Richard Tauber.

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH NO SUBTITLES. APPROX. 85 MINS. COMBINED TOTAL.

Classic operetta, 9/5/2023 4:33 PM

From: Wolfie

An interesting version of Franz Léhar's work, featuring a couple of the most evocative love songs ever written.
Sound quality suffers somewhat about halfway through the movie, but the songs are not affected.
To be expected in a movie over 100 years old - a true 'antique'.

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