Frühlings Erwachen (1929)
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Mathilde Sussin, Toni van Eyck, Paul Henckels, Carl Balhaus, Rolf von Goth, Ita Rina
A struggling student and his effortlessly successful classmate are both in competition with a girl their age.
The story
Moritz Stiefel works hard but remains a poor student, while his classmate Melchior Gabor finds success easy. The two are in competition with Wendla Bergmann, who is their age. Moritz also fears his strict father, who demands greater effort and better grades from him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Moritz Stiefel is very hardworking, but despite this he is a poor student. By contrast, everything comes easily to his classmate Melchior Gabor. The two are both in competition with Wendla Bergmann, who is their age. Moritz’s fear of his strict father, who demands greater effort and better grades from his son, drives Moritz Stiefel to suicide. Meanwhile, a love affair develops between Melchior and Wendla, and soon she is pregnant by the boy who seems to succeed at everything. Driven into great distress by this, Wendla goes to an abortionist. She dies during the subsequent illegal abortion.
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