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Romeo and Julia in the Village

Romeo and Julia in the Village

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 30, 1941

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama

User Score

58%

Original Title

Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe

Production Companies

Conrad Arthur Schlaepfer

Director

Valerien Schmidely

Description

A few leagues from Seldwyla, in the Zurich countryside, two children, Sali Mantz and Vreneli Marti, form an inseparable pair of playmates. Unfortunately, their farming parents, who have always been friends, are at odds with each other over the purchase of an adjoining field.Sali and Vreneli don't see each other again until much later and fall in love, but their parents still hate each other fiercely. Despite everything, the young couple will try to live their forbidden love.