{"id":631,"date":"2011-12-20T12:15:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/?p=631"},"modified":"2011-12-20T12:15:29","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T18:15:29","slug":"madchen-in-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/madchen-in-uniform\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e4dchen in Uniform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Find this film in a library near you.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/693785929\" target=\"_blank\"><em>M\u00e4dchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform).<\/em> DVD. Screening copy. Dir. G\u00e9za von Radv\u00e1nyi. With Romy Schneider, Lilli Palmer. Central Cinema Company Film, 1958. Redistributed by Wolfe Video, 2010. In German with English subtitles. 95 min. $14.95.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0pt none; float: left; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px;\" title=\"Cover of M\u00e4dchen in Uniform\" width=\"199\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-633\" src=\"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Madchen-in-Uniform-e1324404834168.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Many of the queer women I know have a story about watching the original 1931 version of <em>M\u00e4dchen in Uniform<\/em>. The stories generally involve a bootlegged VHS tape with poor tracking procured from an independent video store, or being passed around amongst a group of friends. While this 1958 remake is not as seminal a work as the 1931 classic, it is a treasure in its own right, and Wolfe has done a great service by providing the film on video for the first time ever.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows Manuela von Meinhardis, a recently orphaned teenager, as she is sent to a strict convent for girls. The faculty of the school believes in stern discipline \u2013 a dictum on the girls\u2019 bedroom wall reads, \u201cWe\u2019re not put on this earth to be happy, but to do our duty.\u201d The exception is Fr\u00e4ulein von Bernburg, whose loving treatment of the girls leaves many of them feeling smitten. Manuela begins to fall for Frl. von Bernburg, and the two share an innocent kiss as they practice a scene from <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em>. But, things take a turn when Manuela reveals her feelings to the head of the convent, and their love is not meant to be (it is a lesbian movie, after all).<\/p>\n<p>The film itself is beautiful to watch, as the Eastman Color lends a lovely hue. Though not quite as groundbreaking as the original, this version of <em>M\u00e4dchen in Uniform <\/em>notably includes a few celebrated German actresses, who were likely risking their careers by appearing in the film.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe Video is marketing <em>M\u00e4dchen in Uniform<\/em> as a companion piece to their 2006 release <em>Loving Annabelle<\/em>, which also featured a student\/teacher love affair. However, <em>M\u00e4dchen <\/em>should perhaps be recognized less for the plot element of forbidden love than the emotionally honest portrayal of lesbian love in an intolerant era. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Reviewed by, <strong>Caitlin Shanley<\/strong><br \/>\nInstructional Design and Technology Librarian<br \/>\nUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00e4dchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform). DVD. Screening copy. Dir. G\u00e9za von Radv\u00e1nyi. With Romy Schneider, Lilli Palmer. Central Cinema Company Film, 1958. Redistributed by Wolfe Video, 2010. In German with English subtitles. 95 min. $14.95. Many of the queer women I know have a story about watching the original 1931 version of M\u00e4dchen in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1167,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27,34,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}