"Romanze in Moll" or "Romance in a Minor Key" is a German film from 1943, so this one will have its 75th anniversary soon. It also means that this black-and-white film by Helmut Käutner and Willy Clever came out during the years of Nazi Germany, World War II, to be more specific. But these almost 100 minutes are not a propaganda film. On the contrary, there are some elements in here that are pretty creative and ahead of its time. For example, we find the core plot even out right at the beginning. A woman commits suicide and we find out together with her husband during the film why things turned out this way. Shocking events happen on the way, also for the husband. Several of the actors here were really prolific and successful back in the day in the first half of the 20th century and this also includes Ferdinand Marian in one of his more harmless performances. Overall, I think there is some decent ambition and promising material in here overall, but I still must say that I could not care for the characters or the film itself during the entire runtime. There was definitely potential for more and for a better film in general. I am not impressed and must say the bad outweighs the good. Not recommended.
Review of Romanze in Moll
