Fanny Elssler

This is a great historical affair starring Lilian Harvey, who at the time was reunited with German cinema after her trip to Hollywood. After that, she only had an active career for a few more years and she changed a lot from her first sound films. Fanny Elssler offered Lilian more romantic exterior scenes, delightful costumes in a post-imperial vein, and above all, horseback riding and a gorgeous ballet as a magnificent solo at the end. (09/23/2009)