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AtypicalNazi-eramelodrama,TheComediansfeaturesastrong-willedfemaleprotagonistwhorefusestoliveaccordingtotherulesofsociety.Naturally,suchrevolutionarybehaviormustbepunishedbydeathandthefilm'sKarolinesuffersthefateofsomanyheroinesoftheThirdReich.Thatthisheavy-handednonsensewasdirectedbythesamegeniuswhogavetheworldPandora'sBox(1928)isnearlyincomprehensiblebut,ifnothingelse,TheComediansofferedemploymentforHennyPorten,asilentscreenstarotherwisemoreorlessblacklistedbytheregime.Tohereternalcredit,Portendeliversafinelytunedperformancedespitewhatmusthavebeenextremelydifficultcircumstances.
