Another brilliant movie in the poetic realism genre. There are a lot of striking elements about “Der verzauberte Tag”. There’s the beautiful camera work done by Georg Krause and Pewas’ incredible sense for montages, often blending singular images together. The acting feels natural and varied and the story could be interpreted in an emancipatory and feminist way.

1944
The enchanted day (digital quality)
Der verzauberte Tag (The Enchanted Day) is a romantic drama directed by Peter Pewas. Notable for its visual style influenced by poetic realism, it was famously banned by censors for its "un-German" tone and did not premiere until nearly a decade later.
The story follows Christine (Winnie Markus) and her friend Anni, two young women working as flower saleswomen at a train station kiosk. Christine is a dreamer who believes in fate, while her mother pressures her to marry a dull accountant, Rudolf Krummholz. One day, Christine sees a man on a transiting train—the artist Albrecht Goetz—and impulsively spends a passionate night with him. While Christine views their meeting as predestined, Albrecht does not believe in fate, leading to a clash between her romantic ideals and his pragmatic worldview.
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