If you loved Der heimliche Freund, try Elisa und Marcela
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
Was sie teilen
Theysit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Der heimliche Freund, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Elisa und Marcela is
Here's a film that really wants to be tastefully tragic. In 1901 Spain, two women in love concoct a scheme for one to pose as a man so they can legally marry. This makes them Spain's first recorded same-sex marriage, though the subsequent persecution somewhat dampens the mood.
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