The Song of Life

The Song of Life (1931)

Das Lied vom Leben

This Brechtian musical about a young woman who flees from her decrepit, noble fiancé and marries a sailor is an interesting, although not a completely successful attempt to translate the sort of stage show to film. It has some good points, including the complete abandonment of the sort of surrealistic stage design that had enlivened the silent cinema. Instead, this tries for a purely cinematic technique, including multiple exposures, undercranking and distorting camera angles and lenses.

Date of release
1931-04-24
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alexis Granowsky

Casting

Interesting facts

The Song of Life is a 1931 German drama film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Aribert Mog, Margot Ferra and Elsa Wagner. Location shooting took place around Hamburg and at the Cecilienhaus in Berlin. It was produced in an avant garde style during the latter years of the Weimar Republic. The film proved controversial and was initially banned by the Berlin police. It was only permitted to be shown with significant cuts to its already short running time.

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