Isn't Life Wonderful

"A Simple Romance of Love and Potatoes"

Dec 5 1924 N/A 1h 55m
Drama, Romance

A family from Poland has been left homeless in the wake of World War I. They move to Germany and struggle to survive the conditions there, during the Great Inflation. Inga is a Polish war orphan who has only accumulated a small amount of money from the rubble and hopes to marry Paul. Weakened by poison gas, Paul begins to invest in Inga's future and he serves as their symbol of optimism.

Plot

The story follows a Polish professor and his family who have become refugees in the aftermath of World War I. They try to survive in Germany during the period of the Great Inflation. Carol Dempster is Inga, a Polish war orphan who struggles to provide for the family that has taken her in, while accumulating a meager dowry from the rubble of depression-stricken Berlin so that she can marry Paul. Returning to his family, weakened by the battlefront's poisonous gases, Paul invests in his and Inga's future by tending a secret garden which he hopes will provide the resources for them to live, and which serves as a symbol of optimism for the two young lovers.

Written by

D.W. Griffith, Geoffrey Moss

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

D.W. Griffith Productions

Languages

No Language

Awards

2 wins

Scores
# of Votes
429
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA