Die Puppe / The Doll (1919) :
Brief Review -
Fun, Humour, Imagination and Banter, 15 years before people recognised "Lubitsch Touch". It was 1930s decade when Ernst Lubitsch became popular director and that so called 'Lubitsch Touch' was discovered but i am not buying it. I have seen those so called great films of Lubitsch from 30s decade but only few of them were on a level what i call Great. His 'Shop Around The Corner' and 'To Be Or Not To Be' tops my list but now i think he was far better director before 20s and the reason is 'The Doll'. How clever this imagination was to bring this idea this on screen. Not just the idea but the overall humour and situations were so good. Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead who is actually a Real Girl. This misunderstanding turns into a chaotic laugh ride providing wholesome entertainment from human resources. Ossi Oswalda plays the doll which i can never forget. It wasn't sci-fi but it felt like sci-fi and then i have to believe it's real, so amusing. Her character was truly sensational for the time and i am sure many boys in that era must have fallen in love with her. If i was a boy then, i would have married her i mean i would have loved to Marry such a cute doll. And not to forget how funny she was. Most of the comedy films have male actors fetching all the limelight but here a female actor was seen leading the show. Ernst Lubitsch's sparking direction, imaginative humour and vision to bring humanly gags from inhuman behaviour is nothing short of amazement. I feel sorry for those people who have made a big deal out of 'Lubitsch Touch' when it is not completely Great thing in my opinion, rather they should have given more attention to this film. Overall, an excellent entertainer beyond time limits.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest
Fun, Humour, Imagination and Banter, 15 years before people recognised "Lubitsch Touch". It was 1930s decade when Ernst Lubitsch became popular director and that so called 'Lubitsch Touch' was discovered but i am not buying it. I have seen those so called great films of Lubitsch from 30s decade but only few of them were on a level what i call Great. His 'Shop Around The Corner' and 'To Be Or Not To Be' tops my list but now i think he was far better director before 20s and the reason is 'The Doll'. How clever this imagination was to bring this idea this on screen. Not just the idea but the overall humour and situations were so good. Forced into marriage by his uncle, a man decides to fool him by marrying a life-like mechanical doll instead who is actually a Real Girl. This misunderstanding turns into a chaotic laugh ride providing wholesome entertainment from human resources. Ossi Oswalda plays the doll which i can never forget. It wasn't sci-fi but it felt like sci-fi and then i have to believe it's real, so amusing. Her character was truly sensational for the time and i am sure many boys in that era must have fallen in love with her. If i was a boy then, i would have married her i mean i would have loved to Marry such a cute doll. And not to forget how funny she was. Most of the comedy films have male actors fetching all the limelight but here a female actor was seen leading the show. Ernst Lubitsch's sparking direction, imaginative humour and vision to bring humanly gags from inhuman behaviour is nothing short of amazement. I feel sorry for those people who have made a big deal out of 'Lubitsch Touch' when it is not completely Great thing in my opinion, rather they should have given more attention to this film. Overall, an excellent entertainer beyond time limits.
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest