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The Story of Dida Ibsen

Dida Ibsens Geschichte1918

Overview

Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live with a married man as a mistress, till he gets his divorce. In the town she opens a restaurant with the money of her wealthy lover, from whom she soon gets pregnant, but their dreams of marriage fail, his wife refuses the divorce. After a while, she decides to marry one of the regular guests at her restaurant, van Galen, who spent quite some time in the tropics and because of this is at the brink of madness. Shortly after the marriage his condition worsens and life becomes hell for Dida.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
December 12, 1918
Original language
German
Countries
Germany
Cinematography
Max Fassbender
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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