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GERMANY · 1944

Summer Storm

Douglas Sirk
seduction social class romantic rivalry desire for wealth manipulation
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Synopsis

It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.

Year1944
CountryGermany
DirectorDouglas Sirk
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