Leontine Sagan
Actor · 1889 – 1974 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Leontine Sagan, born Schlesinger, was an Austrian-Hungarian actress and director. As an actress she was trained by Max Reinhardt. As a film director she is best known for directing "Mädchen in Uniform" (1931). Sagan only made three feature films, all of which are notable. "Mädchen in Uniform" has an all-female cast and was ground-breaking not only for its portrayal of lesbian and pedagogical eros, but also for the production's co-operative and profit-sharing financial arrangements.
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Movie6.5DramaAdventureIn the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing rifts in all relationships.
Movie5.1ComedyAdventureA young Italian girl living in the Dolomites falls in love with a member of a tourist party skiing on the nearby mountains.
Movie6.3DocumentaryA meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.
Movie5.6ComedyThe exploits of village girl Hannes and her attempts to master skiing and ski-jumping aided by the local expert.