BFI To Release Leontine Sagan’s Landmark film Mädchen in Uniform

Based on a play by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan, Mädchen in Uniform (1931) is an undisputed landmark of queer cinema and a key film of the Weimar era that also carries a potent anti-fascist message. The BFI brings this pioneering and internationally acclaimed lesbian love story to Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a Dual Format Edition in March. Special features include a new commentary, a new video essay – Women and Sexuality in Weimar Cinema, How To Be A Woman – treasures from the BFI National Achive and more.

After the death of her mother, sensitive teenager Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent off to a strict Prussian boarding school and encounters sympathetic teacher Fräulein von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). But when Manuela’s fondness for her teacher turns into a romantic attachment, it becomes a school-wide scandal.

Special features

• Presented in High Definition
• Feature commentary by film historian Jenni Olson (2020)
• Women and Sexuality in Weimar Cinema (2021, 13 mins): a new video essay by film critic Chrystel Oloukoï
• The Kiss – The Women Who Made a Movie Masterpiece (2020, 103 mins, audio, selected episodes): writer and journalist Bibi Berki discusses the production history of Mädchen in Uniform and the exceptional women who made it
• How To Be A Woman: a selection of treasures from the BFI National Archive, including Tilly and the Fire Engines (1911, 3 mins), Hints and Hobbies No.11 – ‘Hints to the Ladies on Jiu-Jitsu’ (1926, 4 mins), Day at St Christopher’s College and School (c1920s, 19 mins), 4 and 20 Fit Girls (1940, 11 mins)
• ***FIRST PRESSING ONLY*** Illustrated booklet with new writing by So Mayer, Chrystel Oloukoï, Bibi Berki, Henry K Miller and Sarah Wood

Germany / 1931 / black and white / 89 mins / German, with optional English subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.19:1 // BD50: 1080p, 24fps, PCM 2.0 mono audio (48kHz/24-bit) / DVD9: PAL, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio (320kbps)

Mädchen in Uniform, A film by Leontine Sagan will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, iTunes and Amazon Prime on 8th March 2021.

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