You're only young twice
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| Original title | You're only young twice |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Helmut Weiss |
| script | Wolf Neumeister |
| production | Rudolf Stering |
| music | Hans Lang |
| camera | Elio Carniel |
| cut | Renate Jelinek |
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You're Only Twice Young is an Austrian black-and-white film by Helmut Weiss . Wolf Neumeister wrote the script . It is based on the comedy of the same name by Otto F. Beer and Peter Preses . The main roles are cast with Wolf Albach-Retty , Winnie Markus , Heidi Brühl , Susi Nicoletti and Margit Saad . The work had its world premiere on April 5, 1958.
action
The Viennese interior designer Peter Grafenegger is actually happily married and has a lovely 17-year-old daughter with his wife Marthe; but on his 50th birthday, of all things, he feels that his life needs a new turning point. The first guests show up early in the morning: Hansueli Stuffer, the fiancé of his daughter and son of a Swiss hotelier, and Marie Theres Nebel, Marthe's confidante for many years. The two ladies retire for a little chat. Marthe has felt for some time that her husband needs new impulses and is hoping for help from her friend. The arrival of the young interior designer Adrienne Jäger, who used to work for Peter's company, finally gives the two women the right thought: They say that Adrienne runs an antique shop in Salzburg that is in trouble. Peter is supposed to help her get the business going, because then he would have a satisfying new life task.
It turns out as Marthe had hoped: After his first visit to Salzburg, Peter returns home satisfied; he's spirited and enterprising again, just like in the old days. Peter's visits to his former employees are increasing; Adrienne's antique shop flourishes. It is only strange that Peter often goes “hunting” with his friend Franz Wiesinger. Also this - a very busy notary - is of the same "dangerous" age and is always on the hunt for amorous adventures.
In Salzburg, Peter met the chansonette Wanda by chance and fell head over heels in love with her.
Peter Grafenegger's daughter Clarissa has meanwhile arrived in Zurich to volunteer in a hotel belonging to the Stuffer chain; because as the future wife of a hotelier, she should familiarize herself with this trade. By chance, Clarissa's dad also turns up in Zurich, where he has arranged a rendezvous with Wanda. But first he visits his daughter. On this occasion he also met Ruedi Stuffer, the senior boss of the Stuffer group. Now, to his regret, he has to learn that he is also the owner of the hotel in which he would like to meet Wanda. Of course, the old stuffer insists on doing as much good as possible for his future opponent. First of all, he moves him to the prince's apartment, making his planned affair impossible.
When Clarissa returns to Vienna to prepare for her wedding, her father is once again “on the hunt”. His friend Wiesinger telegraphed Peter to come to his villa immediately . As a precaution, Wiesinger takes a boar he has shot to the Grafeneggers' house to pass it off as the host's prey. But Peter, who doesn't know anything about it, arrives at home with the same hunting trophy . This circumstance quickly leads to the family's distrust of Peter's frequent “hunting trips”. After a few retarded moments , in which the chansonette is not innocent, in the end all problems dissolve in favor: Clarissa is allowed to marry her Hansueli, whose father proposes to Wanda and Marthe is reconciled with her Peter.
Production notes
The buildings were created by the film architect Leo Metzenbauer . Marcel André contributed the costumes. Hans Lang composed the music. Louise Martini sings his songs “You are only twice young, Monsieur!” And “In the old port of Calais” in the film, both texted by Erich Meder and accompanied by the Herbert Seiter orchestra. Franz Josef Gottlieb , who later became very successful as a director, had still worked here as an assistant director.
criticism
The lexicon of international film draws the following conclusion: “Social comedy with Viennese flair. [...] An entertainment offering with extensive use of tried and tested clichés and types. "
source
- Program for the film: Das Neue Film-Programm , published by the publisher of the same name, Mannheim, without a number.
Web links
- You are only young twice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- You're only young twice at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 from 1988, p. 2421.