''Love's Carnival'' (german: Rosenmontag) is a 1930 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Hans Steinhoff Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he made in the Nazi era. Life and career Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a stag ...

and starring

Lien Deyers Lien Deyers (formerly Nicolina Dijjers Spanier, born Nicolina Spanier; 5 November 1909 – after March 1982) was a Dutch actress based in Germany. Early life Lien Deyers was born Nicolina Spanier in Amsterdam on 5 November 1909, the daughter of N ...

Mathias Wieman Mathias Wieman (Carl Heinrich Franz Mathias Wieman; 23 June 1902 – 3 December 1969) was a German stage-performer, silent-and-sound motion picture actor. Life and career Early life Wieman was born in Osnabrück, the only son of Carl Philipp A ...

, and

Eduard von Winterstein Eduard Clemens Franz Anna Freiherr von Wangenheim (1 August 1871 – 22 July 1961), known as Eduard von Winterstein, was an Austrian-German film actor who appeared in over one hundred fifty German films during the silent and sound eras. He was ...

. The film is base upon the play by

Otto Erich Hartleben Otto Erich Hartleben (3 June 1864 – in Clausthal; 11 February 1905 in Salò) was a German poet and dramatist from Clausthal, known for his translation of ''Pierrot Lunaire''. Childhood, Education and Marriage Orphaned as a child, Hartlebe ...

. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Herlth Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ' ...

Plot

Due to an intrigue, originating from his grandmother and his two cousins, the engagement between the officer Hans and his fiancée Traute breaks up. It is alleged that during his 4-week absence, during which he was away on business, his fiancée is said to have been unfaithful to him. The rumors testify to a love affair with Traute and Oberleutnant Grobitzsch. As a result, Hans leaves his fiancee and becomes engaged to Hildegard, the daughter of the councilor for commerce Berger. His family is satisfied with this circumstance, as they have apparently achieved their goal of preventing Hans and Traute from marrying. During a cozy get-together, Hans accidentally learns that his former fiancée, Traute, was not in fact unfaithful to him, but rather that the whole thing was staged. Furthermore, Hans learns that Traute still loves him. As the film progresses, Hans and Traute get back together; she visits him in his apartment during the carnival that is currently taking place on Shrove Monday. When Traute is alone for a moment, she hears a loud discussion between Hans and Oberleutnant Grobitzsch from the next room. When she heard that Oberleutnant Grobitzsch was making disparaging remarks about her, Traute abruptly opened the door to the next room and accused Hans of having broken his officer's word of honour. The film ends with both of them taking their own lives.

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* Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films 1930 drama films Films directed by Hans Steinhoff Remakes of German films German films based on plays UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios 1930s German films 1930s German-language films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub

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