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'''''Girls in White''''' ({{lang-de|'''Mädchen in Weiß'''}}) is a 1936 German [[musical comedy film]] directed by [[Victor Janson]] and starring [[Maria Cebotari]], [[Iván Petrovich]] and [[Hilde von Stolz]].<ref>{{Cite book |
'''''Girls in White''''' ({{lang-de|'''Mädchen in Weiß'''}}) is a 1936 German [[musical comedy film]] directed by [[Victor Janson]] and starring [[Maria Cebotari]], [[Iván Petrovich]] and [[Hilde von Stolz]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film|last=Alfred|first=Krautz|publisher=International Federation of Film Archives|year=1984|isbn=978-3-598-21434-9|volume=4|pages=64}}</ref> |
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Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the [[Smolny Institute]], the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |
Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the [[Smolny Institute]], the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Film Reviews – Maedchen in Weiss|date=October 7, 1936|work=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema|date=2009-09-30|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-85745-565-9|editor-last=Bock|editor-first=Hans-Michael|editor-last2=Bergfelder|editor-first2=Tim|doi = 10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6}}</ref> The film's most famous song is "I am Here to be Happy" ("Ich bin auf der Welt glücklich zu sein").<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|last=violacarolavoila|title=Maria Cebotari singt "Ich bin auf der Welt um glücklich zu sein"|date=2009-07-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdATFSwFhyk|access-date=2019-06-10}}</ref> |
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Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film."<ref>{{Cite journal |
Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=November 1936|title=Musical Notes from Abroad|journal=The Musical Times|volume=77|issue=1125|pages=1039|via=JSTOR}}</ref> ''Variety'' noted that it was "not exactly a second '[[Mädchen in Uniform]]' for world consumption," but praised Cebotari's performance.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 18:20, 7 December 2020
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| Directed by | Victor Janson |
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| Produced by | Hans von Wolzogen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Willy Hameister |
| Music by | Theo Mackeben |
Production company | Fabrikation Deutscher Filme |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Girls in White (German: Mädchen in Weiß) is a 1936 German musical comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Cebotari, Iván Petrovich and Hilde von Stolz.[1]
Set in pre-revolutionary Russia at the Smolny Institute, the film tells the story of the young student Daniela, who wants to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an opera singer.[2][3] The film's most famous song is "I am Here to be Happy" ("Ich bin auf der Welt glücklich zu sein").[2][4]
Cast
- Maria Cebotari as Daniela
- Iván Petrovich as Count Feodor Ivanowitsch Schuwalow
- Hilde von Stolz as Natalia (a dancer)
- Georg Alexander as Grand Duke Sergej Andrejewitsch
- Ernst Dumcke as Opera Director
- Hans Junkermann as General Goremkin (Daniela's uncle)
- Ilse Fürstenberg as Irina (General Goremkin's wife)
- Herta Worell as Vera (schoolgirl)
- Trude Haefelin as Olga (schoolgirl)
- Rosette Zobber as Marina (schoolgirl)
- Eduard Wenck as Marignano (conductor)
- Norberto Ardelli as Cavallini (a famous tenor)
- Margarete Schön as Maria Petrowna
- Blandine Ebinger as Lydia Antonowana (nursery school teacher)
- Änne von Elms as Gilda in the opera Rigoletto
Criticism
Contemporary American critics complimented Cebotari's work in the "operatic film."[5] Variety noted that it was "not exactly a second 'Mädchen in Uniform' for world consumption," but praised Cebotari's performance.[2]
References
- ^ Alfred, Krautz (1984). International directory of cinematographers, set- and costume designers in film. Vol. 4. International Federation of Film Archives. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-598-21434-9.
- ^ a b c "Film Reviews – Maedchen in Weiss". Variety. October 7, 1936.
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009-09-30). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.
- ^ violacarolavoila (2009-07-18), Maria Cebotari singt "Ich bin auf der Welt um glücklich zu sein", retrieved 2019-06-10
- ^ "Musical Notes from Abroad". The Musical Times. 77 (1125): 1039. November 1936 – via JSTOR.
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