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Wat huet e gesot ?

Paul Scheuer · 1981

Synopsis

The film recounts a series of anecdotes drawn from the lives of the pupils of the lycée in Diekirch, where two of its three authors taught. Carmen Fellens, Guy Dockendorf and Carlo Moersch play the main roles.

Context

The film was produced in 1981 by AFO, a small independent company, and directed by three people, Paul Scheuer, Maisy Hausemer and Georges Fautsch, the last of whom also operated the camera; Scheuer and Hausemer wrote the screenplay with him. This first attempt opened a series of comedies for the team, including Congé fir e Mord in 1983 and Mumm Sweet Mumm in 1989, inspired by the operetta D'Mumm Séis, by Dicks.

Who it is for

For those interested in the beginnings of talking cinema in Luxembourgish, centred on the life of a provincial secondary school.

Prizes and reception

The first feature film spoken in Luxembourgish, it drew 17,653 spectators, an exceptional success for the time.

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