Die Sünderin (1951) on Netflix
Marina's Hamburg family falls apart, and she supports herself in Munich with gifts from her admirers. She takes in Alexander, an artist who says a brain tumor will blind him.
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Plot summary
Marina grew up in a villa in Hamburg with her mother, stepfather and stepbrother. Her stepfather hates the Nazis and grows poorer, and the family moves into a small apartment. Her mother wears expensive clothing and makeup and goes out in the evening to meet suitors. After the Gestapo arrests the stepfather, the family breaks up. Marina lives on gifts from her suitors and acquires an apartment of her own in Munich. At a bar she sees Alexander, a drunken artist, and brings him home. They fall in love, and he says a brain tumor will soon blind him.
Cast
- Änne Bruckas Buba (Marina's Mother)
- Irene Mirbach
- Benno Gellenbeckas The Art Dealer
- Theo Tecklenburg
- Karl Kramer
- Horst von Otto
- Carl Voscherau
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Die Sünderin (1951)
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- At its first screening in Regensburg, Catholic clergy who opposed the film fomented riots, and stink bombs disrupted screenings until the mayor halted the showing, citing a "threat to public health." Calls to ban The Sinner failed, which paradoxically gave it a prominent place in German film history.
