Rent People on Sunday (1929)
3.7 of 5 from 85 ratings
1h 13min
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- Synopsis:
- In this vivid snapshot of Weimar life, a group of young Berliners enjoy a typical lazy Sunday, including a trip to the city's suburban lakes. Flirtations, rivalries and petty jealousies ensure as they all try to wring the last from their weekend even while Monday and the weekly routine loom.
- Actors:
- Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen, Christl Ehlers, Annie Schreyer, Kurt Gerron, Valeska Gert, Heinrich Gretler, Ernö Verebes
- Directors:
- Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer
- Producers:
- Seymour Nebenzal, Edgar G. Ulmer
- Writers:
- Curt Siodmak, Billy Wilder
- Aka:
- Menschen am Sonntag
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Billy Wilder, The Last Laugh: The Film That Changed Cinema, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, Top Films
- Countries:
- Germany
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/06/2019
- Run Time:
- 75 minutes
- Languages:
- German LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Two vibrant scores by leading Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin and the experimental Icelandic group mum
- Weekend am Wannsee (Weekend at the Wannsee, 2000, 31 mins): Gerald Koll's documentary about People on Sunday, featuring interviews with star Brigitte Borchert and writer Curt Siodmak Eine Fahrt durch Berlin (A Trip Through Berlin, 1910, 6 mins): a ride through the streets of Berlin, from the bustling Friedrichstrase and Leipziger Strase to the city seen from the Spree
- Beside the Seaside (1935, 23 mins): Marion Grierson's beguiling picture of the British seaside, with a commentary written by WH Auden
- This Year-London (1951, 28 mins): documentary by John Krish following the adventures of Leicester factory workers on their staff outing to London
- Newly commissioned commentary by Adrian Martin (2019, 75 mins)
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Reviews (1) of People on Sunday
Before the Storm - People on Sunday review by griggs
A lazy Sunday at the lake, a picnic, a bit of flirting—on paper, not much to hang a film on. Yet People on Sunday carries the peculiar weight of history. Shot in 1929 with non-actors, it freezes a Berlin just before friends—it's playful in ways that still feel familiar. These aren't the Weimar years of smoky cabarets and Lisa Minnelli cosplay, but ordinary Berliners joking, lounging, and living.
What keeps it from feeling like a museum piece is the humour. A squabble over sandwiches, a bit of clowning in the lake, the gentle digs between friends—it's playful in ways that still feel familiar. These aren't the Weimar years of smoky cabarets and Liza Minnelli cosplay, but ordinary Berliners joking, lounging, and living.
It isn't gripping cinema, but as a time capsule—funny, fleeting, fragile—it's worth opening.
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