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The Lost Face

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1948 | 98 min | Thriller, Mystery

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Blue Velvet or The Killing of a Sacred Deer, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1948: an older pace and style.

A clearly confused girl is found wandering around Stuttgart and can't be understood, because she's speaking in a foreign language. The police take her to some doctors, who eventually believe they're dealing with a Tibetan. Doctor von Aldenhoff takes the stranger in and begins to educate her according to western European standards. In her new home, the girl, Luscha, gets to know Robert Lorm, a rather well-travelled man, and falls in love with him. Eventually, she decides quite unilaterally that they're going to build a new home and life together. A plaster of paris mask of the girl's face is made for the doctors to keep as a remembrance of Luscha. But as soon as the mold is removed from her face, she suddenly seems to become an entirely different woman.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 442 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kurt Hoffmann

  • Marianne HoppeJohanna Stegen alias Luscha
  • Gustav FröhlichDr. Thomas Martin
  • Richard HäusslerRobert Lorm
  • Paul DahlkeAxel Witt
  • Hermine KörnerFrau von Aldenhoff
  • Harald MannlLeo L`Arronge
  • Rudolf VogelProf. Kersten
  • Walter KiaulehnAnstaltsarzt
  • Erich PontoWissenschaftler
  • Bruno HübnerBildhauer