Director: Magnus Stifter / Cast: Asta Nielsen / Release Date: 1916 / Germany / Length: 66’ / Presentation: Karola Gramann & Heide Schlüpmann / Musicians: Stephen Horne – piano, Frank Bockius – drum
Lis (Asta Nielsen) wants to test weather her fiancé is actually a man worth marrying, and disguises herself as a man so that she could teach him how to win women’s hearts. This romantic comedy with a change of appearance unveils Nielsen’s versatile acting.
Surviving 16 minutes fragment from The Film Primadonna (1913) will be shown before the screening of The ABC of Love.