
The Lost Face
Seen it?1948 | 98 min | Thriller, Mystery
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