Clouzot’s second feature, made for Continental, the OccupationGerman Film combine that ironically kept the French movie industry alive. Clouzot ran afoul of them next year in 43 with The Raven which they - quite correctly_ realized was a savage satire of France under Occupation and the vile...
Strictly speaking Schünzel’s film is Weimar/pre-Nazi. The simple presence of Anton Walbrook adds some gay frisson to the proceedings, but I agree it’s not centrally gay/queer oriented. It is however charming. Schünzel’s best film as director is probably Amphitryon from 1935. The Nazis had...