This is a region-free DVD+R without case or artwork.
In German with English subtitles. Also known as
Die Verkaufte Braut. This is a VHS transfer.
Filmed in 1932,
The Bartered Bride is
Max Ophuls' own unique spin on the Smetana opera . The film is a showcase for celebrated Czech opera diva Jarmila Novotna, whose screen appearances were unfortunately few and far between. The original libretto, involving the comic misadventures of two mismatched couples, is given a respectable amount of attention, but the film's biggest selling card is the photographic dexterity of Max Ophuls, who never met a camera crane he didn't like. Since filmed opera was seldom big box-office in 1932, Ophuls concentrates on the farcical elements of the story; especially worth noting are comic contributions by Paul Kemp and Otto Wernicke, who seldom let their German film fans down.
