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Girls in White
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Wikipedia article
'Girls in White' is a 1936 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Cebotari, Ivn Petrovich and Hilde von Stolz.
Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the Smolny Institute, the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer. The film's most famous song is "I am Here to be Happy" ("Ich bin auf der Welt glcklich zu sein").
Cast
* Maria Cebotari as Daniela
* Ivn Petrovich as Count Feodor Ivanowitsch Schuwalow
* Hilde von Stolz as Natalia (a dancer)
* Georg Alexander as Grand Duke Sergej Andrejewitsch
* Ernst Dumcke as Opera Director
* Hans Junkermann as General Goremkin (Daniela's uncle)
* Ilse Frstenberg as Irina (General Goremkin's wife)
* Herta Worell as Vera (schoolgirl)
* Trude Haefelin as Olga (schoolgirl)
* Rosette Zobber as Marina (schoolgirl)
* Eduard Wenck as Marignano (conductor)
* Norberto Ardelli as Cavallini (a famous tenor)
* Margarete Schn as Maria Petrowna
* Blandine Ebinger as Lydia Antonowana (nursery school teacher)
* nne von Elms as Gilda in the opera 'Rigoletto'
Criticism
Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film." 'Variety' noted that it was "not exactly a second 'Mdchen in Uniform' for world consumption," but praised Cebotari's performance.
References
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