Äls, a young woman from Sweden living in Hamburg in the summer months attracts a newly married explorer, Albrecht Froben who has just returned to his native city. But although Äls seems to be 'life itself', she suffers from a tropical disease which is slowly killing her. Froben is torn between Äls and his wife Octavia, who he seen as a kind of 'heavenly' counterpart to the earthy and beguiling Äls.

• DirectorVeit Harlan
• Release8 December 1944
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 38m
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• Rate
  

  6.5
  17 reviews
• Productions

  UFA