Land of Love
Land of Love

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Land of Love

1937
Movie
91 min
German

The story is one of the classic operetta stories with a young princess destined to marry a king whom her mother tries to enforce while the young woman tries to escape her fate.

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IMDb6.2/10
Director: Arthur RipleyGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

A wealthy socialite, disillusioned with her superficial life, decides to escape to a remote farm.

Critical Reception

Land of Love received mixed to negative reviews upon its release, with critics finding its comedic elements dated and its plot predictable.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggled to find a consistent comedic tone.

  • The romantic subplot was deemed uninspired by many reviewers.

  • Some performances were noted as a slight redeeming factor, but not enough to salvage the film.

Google audience: Audience reception for Land of Love is largely unrecorded in publicly accessible archives, making it difficult to ascertain specific likes or dislikes.

Fun Fact

This film was one of Joan Fontaine's early roles before she rose to greater fame in Hitchcock films.

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