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' (''Girls in Uniform'') is a 1931 German feature-length film based on the play ' (''Yesterday and Today'') by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan with artistic direction from Carl Froelich, who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote the screenplay and was on the set during filming. The film remains an international cult classic. == Plot == Manuela von Meinhardis, whose mother had died when she was young and father serves in the military, is enrolled at an all-girls boarding school headed by the traditional and iron-fisted Fräulein von Nordeck zur Nidden. Manuela is immediately exposed to the strictness of the school when both receiving her uniform as well as having many of her possessions taken from her. While the other girls at the school received Manuela with open arms, she still felt very out of place until she meets Fräulein von Bernburg, a teacher at the school. After witnessing Fräulein von Bernburg compassion for the other girls, Manuela develops a passionate love for her teacher. The first spark of love begins with a goodnight kiss. While the teacher normally gives all the girls a goodnight kiss on the forehead, Manuela receives one on the lips. There is a meeting between the various teachers in the school and the headmistress. Fräulein von Bernburg advocates for using compassion and love when dealing with the students, but is met with disagreement from the headmistress as well as the other teachers. During class, the girls are reciting from an assigned reading. The called upon girls all knew their recitations except Manuela, who was unprepared. Following class, Fräulein von Bernburg called for Manuela to meet her in her room. Manuela expected to be disciplined for not knowing the assigned material, but instead Fräulein von Bernburg commented on the state of the clothes she came to the school with, noting that there were many holes in them. Fräulein von Bernburg proceeds to give Manuela one of her own petticoats. Then Manuela begins to cry. After much prying Manuela confesses her love for Fräulein von Bernburg and the teacher states that she loves Manuela as well but cannot give her special treatment as the other girls will be jealous. The girls gather around Ilsa von Westhagen, another student, as she reads aloud a letter to her parents complaining about the conditions at the school. She has a worker at the school smuggle the letter out. The girls for the school are preparing to put on a play, ''Don Carlos'' by Friedrich Schiller, for the birthday of the headmistress. Manuela plays Don Carlos, the lead male role. Ilsa is to play another major role in the play, but is barred from performing after her letter to her parents denouncing the school is returned due to a wrong address. Ilsa packs up to leave the school but Fräulein von Bernburg convinces her to stay. The girls put on the play for the headmistress and her guests, and it is a great success with a standout performance by Manuela. After the play, the girls all meet for dinner and are served punch with alcohol in it by the kitchen workers. After much dancing and singing, the girls ask Manuela about her relationship with Fräulein von Bernburg. Manuela tells them of the petticoat that Fräulein von Bernburg gave her without knowing that the headmistress's assistant was in the room. Then in her drunken state she yells out that she is not afraid of anything or anyone - in the direction of the headmistress who had now entered the room. After passing out, Manuela is brought to a room and no one is allowed to see her. She is scolded by the headmistress. The headmistress is then informed that the Princess is on her way to the school to speak to her. The students and teachers all line up for the arrival of the Princess. After observing all the students, the Princess asks to see Manuela. The Princess tells Manuela that she knew her mother and respected her. The Princess then states that Manuela looks a little pale and asks if she is sick at which the headmistress rushes her away and denies any paleness. After the meeting with the Princess, the headmistress scolds Fräulein von Bernburg for being too close and compassionate with her students. She also tells her that she is never to speak to Manuela again. When Fräulein von Bernburg leaves the headmistress's office Manuela is waiting for her. Fräulein von Bernburg tells Manuela to meet her in her room. In her room, Fräulein von Bernburg tells Manuela that while she cares for her, she is to never speak to her again. Manuela responds by saying that she will die. Fräulein von Bernburg tells her not to say such things and sends her away. As Manuela leaves the room, the headmistress arrives to scold Fräulein von Bernburg for speaking to Manuela and says that she can no longer be a teacher at the school. Fräulein von Bernburg says that she could not anyway as she needs to stand for justice. At this point, the girls are all looking for Manuela and cannot find her. Manuela has climbed up the main staircase and is ready to jump. Manuela is saved by the other students. The headmistress and Fräulein von Bernburg walk out of Fräulein von Bernburg's room to discover a commotion and are then told that Manuela tried to jump and kill herself. The movie ends with all the girls watching the headmistress as she walks down the stairwell and down the hall in silence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mädchen in Uniform」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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