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Schlussakkord
GERMANY · 1936

Schlussakkord

Douglas Sirk
maternal separation adoption reunion widowhood class conflict
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Synopsis

After her husband dies, a German woman who gave up her infant for adoption to emigrate to America returns to Germany, discovering that her child is being raised by a married orchestra conductor.

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