DOLL (1919)/ERNST LUBITSCH IN BERLIN

This early comedy from director Ernst Lubitsch tells the magical story of a girl-shy young man who, in order to inherit his father`s money, must get married. This frightening prospect finds an elegant solution when he is betrothed to a puppet-maker`s lifelike, quasi-robotic doll. What the young groom doesn`t realize is that he`s accidentally taken the puppet-maker`s real-life daughter as his bride! Complications follow in this charming silent film of women-as-objects and objects-as-women, full of the witty humor that made Lubitsch so popular during his time. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.