Why did they title this the Postmiester? The focus is the daughter. This is a tragic story of a women who feels she has to pleas her daddy at all expense of her own life, at the same time frustrated that she could not have her own independence.They called it the postmiester in respect of German actor Hienrich George.If MGM had made this starring Judy garland it would of been a zappy happy Technicolor musical with frank Morgan as the Postmiester. Tamed a bit for the Hayes code starring Robert walker as the young officer.John Hodiak as the rotten official and Katherine Grayson as her best friend.It would have been changed to a happy ending with marrying Robert walker with a musical number to boot.Or if George Jacoby remade this in the early fifties in AGFA color starring Marika Rokk would the ending be happy zappy and a Hungarian dance number to boot? Well,in the tradition of Tolstoy's stories
Postmiester is trying to sell his poor daughter to the highest bidder for marriage to an unsavory Russian officer who is lying to George.His daughter is a feminist who wants to take care of her self and be on her own.She frustrated to live in a redneck Russian town and wants to move to Moscow but doesn't want to marry him.But she dupes him and later when they are in Moscow he lied to her.He wants her to sleep with him and just live together. She never want that so they depart as friends although he's frustrated.She gets a job as a seamstress and lives with her best friend who shows up out of no where.She meets a young officer quite conveniently and both go to the outdoor ice skating rink and fall in love. Earlier the fat Postmiester popsy hears rumors that she is'nt married yet. He flies out to St. Petersberg surprising her room mate.His daughter sees them fighting in the hall way.Instead of being honest with popsy she flies out to the rotten officer and promises to sleep with him if they get married to put on a front until he goes back home. This is when tragedy begins.This could of been a put down against Russia,at the time which explains the topless dance from the café dancer.This would give this German classic an R rating since it's sexy Russian style.This is'nt a family film which is good because in Hollywood that the only kind of films they were making at the time.It's worth owning
Postmiester is trying to sell his poor daughter to the highest bidder for marriage to an unsavory Russian officer who is lying to George.His daughter is a feminist who wants to take care of her self and be on her own.She frustrated to live in a redneck Russian town and wants to move to Moscow but doesn't want to marry him.But she dupes him and later when they are in Moscow he lied to her.He wants her to sleep with him and just live together. She never want that so they depart as friends although he's frustrated.She gets a job as a seamstress and lives with her best friend who shows up out of no where.She meets a young officer quite conveniently and both go to the outdoor ice skating rink and fall in love. Earlier the fat Postmiester popsy hears rumors that she is'nt married yet. He flies out to St. Petersberg surprising her room mate.His daughter sees them fighting in the hall way.Instead of being honest with popsy she flies out to the rotten officer and promises to sleep with him if they get married to put on a front until he goes back home. This is when tragedy begins.This could of been a put down against Russia,at the time which explains the topless dance from the café dancer.This would give this German classic an R rating since it's sexy Russian style.This is'nt a family film which is good because in Hollywood that the only kind of films they were making at the time.It's worth owning