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The Spectator (Graham Greene)
Greene gave a reserved middling review, praising the first twenty minutes as 'admirable' but criticized the director for deliberately caricaturing Pola Negri's performance.
A woman is put on trial for murdering a musician who ruined her marriage.
Directed byWilli Forst
Written byHans Rameau, Willi Forst
Critical Consensus
7.3
IMDb
7.4
TMDB
Critical reception for "Mazurka" was mixed, with Graham Greene giving a reserved review, praising the opening but criticizing the director's handling of Pola Negri's performance, while Sydney Carroll lauded Negri's acting.
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Trivia
Warner Brothers Studios acquired the U.S. distribution rights for Mazurka but shelved it in favor of their own 1937 English remake, Confession.
Mazurka's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm.
The film was partly shot on location in Warsaw.
The film's production company, Cine-Allianz, had its Jewish owners, Arnold Pressburger and Gregor Rabinovitch, dispossessed during pre-production.
The film takes its name from the Mazurka, a Polish folk dance.
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The Sunday Times (Sydney Carroll)
Carroll lavished praise on Pola Negri's authentic and vivid performance, recommending aspiring actresses pay close attention to her work.
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