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Leaburn O @RT35452347 Jan 8, 2026 I watched it whilst thinking about anything other than what I was watching. There’s barely a plot. Interesting to see Berlin in the late 1920s but that’s about it. Watched on DVD. See more david f @dfulmer Nov 14, 2018 Like most silent movies, I was bored by this one. See more Dec 28, 2016 Shot in Berlin on a tiny budget shortly before The Great Depression, People on Sunday follows the flirtatious pastoral outing of four young people; each character is played by an amateur whose role was based on their actual day job. Film scholars hold this film in high regard since it's an early example of observational cinema that was made by Billy Wilder, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Robert Siodmak before the Nazis caused them to flee to Hollywood. Social historians have also gotten a lot out of People On Sunday since it paints a vivid portrait of Weimar-era Germany. I found the movie to be more of an interesting experiment than an outright masterpiece, but I do admire its bold trendsetting as well as the accidental poignancy of having its story end on an optimistic note that belies what was actually waiting for Germany later on in the decade. See more Jul 27, 2016 This 1930 silent film follows 4 people on a Sunday in Berlin. Though a feature film, it's shot like a documentary and uses non-professional actors. There is some major talen involved in this film including Robert & Curt Siodmak, Fred Zinneman and Billy Wilder all of whom had to flee Germany with the rise of the Nazis. This film is a fascinating document capturing life at an interesting time in Germany, rebuilt after WWI and prior to WWII. Certainly worth a watch for film or history buffs! See more spencer p @s_plewe May 19, 2016 A neo-realist gem that takes some random people's idyllic lives and displays them for better and for worse. See more May 2, 2016 good neo-realist drama See more Read all reviews

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