In this popular postwar German comedy, co-directors (and spouses) Curt Goetz and Valerie von Martens star as husband and wife. He, an astute professor, gets an offer from his troublesome sister living in exile in Montevideo--a tempting offer that challenges his moral code. Goetz and Martens' "brand of witty dialogue and understated but lethal critique of petit-bourgeois double standards makes them rare masters of German film comedy" (Encyclopedia of European Cinema). In German with English subtitles.

Curt Goetz/Valerie von Martens---West Germany---1951---104 mins.