Lisa is taking a night train to Munich to start fashion training, while Martin is a young artist. They meet and romance blossoms. Upon arrival, they plan to meet later at Marienplatz. However, they didn’t know it’s Fasching, the Bavarian carnival, and the square is packed. They miss each other in the crowd and struggle to find one another with limited information, leading to a series of near misses.
Production
Munich carnival sequences are genuine documentary chaos.
Costume
1939 fashion training montages are unintentionally iconic.
Director
Hans Schweikart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fasching (Carnival) was banned in Munich 1939-1945; this captures one of the last celebrations before WWII.
Director Hans Schweikart shot the Marienplatz scenes during actual Fasching with hidden cameras; the crowd chaos is mostly real.
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