Product Details

• Actors: Emilia Unda, Dorothea Wieck, Hedwig Schlichter, Hertha Thiele, Ellen Schwanneke
• Directors: Leontine Sagan
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303120725
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,481 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

An early feminist classic, Maedchen in Uniform was originally banned in Germany and censored in the U.S. Set in a strict boarding school, the tale of a lonely girl's crush on a female teacher proved too sensual for many. With Eleanor Roosevelt's help, U.S. condemnation was reversed, and the film was later named best film of the year by the New York press. Today considered one of Germany's greatest films, the all-female production stands out for its sensitive acting and tender portrayal of female love.

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle and Heartwarming, May 16, 2001

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tamiii "tamiii" (San Juan Capistrano, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Maedchen in Uniform [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Other customers have fairly criticized the poor sound, subtitles that can't be read against white background, and all the other problems that can come with a movie from the early 1930's which has been censored to pieces. Nevertheless, here tender lesbian love blooms and is successfully defended in bold defiance of oppression. This kind and inspiring movie stands above the many of today with their touch of voyeurism and their well-meaning but menacing practice of knocking off gay characters.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Love, December 3, 2003

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Dustin Gonzalez (Texas) - See all my reviews
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The way the intense, loving relationship between the young schoolgirl and the teacher was portrayed and developed was very moving. However, I didn't get a sense of sexual love or tension between the two. Instead, I felt more like the movie showed me the different kinds of love possible between two people, regardless of gender. The girl loved her teacher almost like a mother, but not quite. There was definitely something more to it than that type of strong yet simple and easily understood love. There was a sense of longing and forbidden love mixed in with this maternal love. I saw this movie not as an illustration of lesbian love, but rather as a sort of wake-up call that made me question my previous notions regarding love and what it meant to me. And if you ask me, saying that a movie can make you question these types of things is the highest form of praise I can think of.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maedchen In Uniform, August 2, 2000

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Charlotte Conrad (Encinitas, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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this is a beautifully executed film, capturing all the passions and confusions of being young and in love. the premise is accessible to anyone who has ever had an adolescent crush-- not limited to lesbians. the flavor of WWII germany comes through powerfully-- at least, my impression of the era. i'm consistently impressed with how liberated a theme this film has amidst the timing of its production {although it /was/ suppressed for a while}.