Adventure at the Lido

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Movie
Original title Adventure at the Lido
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1933
length 91 minutes
Rod
Director Richard Oswald
script Fritz Wermuth
Franz Schulz
Karl Farkas
production Leopold Meissner
music Walter Jurmann
Bronislau Kaper
camera Karl Puth
Hans Theyer
cut George Field
occupation

Adventure am Lido is an Austrian song and romance film from 1933 by Richard Oswald . The British singer Alfred Piccaver, barely active in the film, can be heard and seen in the lead role .

action

Gennaro Mattei, once a celebrated singer, gave up his career ten years ago on the occasion of a scandal and retired to a small Italian fishing village with his manager Michael and distant relative Lucena. He has long since regretted this hasty step. However, Gennaro has not given up singing. When he warls an aria on his little boat, a young woman hears him and swims to meet the singing. They quickly lose their strength. Gennaro saves the young lady and pulls her into his boat. It's about Evelyn Norman, a wealthy American who is currently in Venice, where she is at the center of society, and who has now traveled for a trip to the fishing village.

Evelyn believes she has found a new, undiscovered voice and wants to promote this "nameless" artist and make it big. Gennaro likes the lively American woman, and so he likes to get involved in her game. Buddy Michael promises not to be exposed. She wants to promote Gennaro's career by recommending him to a well-known Kapellmeister, but inadvertently comes across Leonard, a smart representative for electric pianos, who always chooses pieces for Gennaro that are already stored on his instruments. The clever businessman hopes for a big deal in collaboration with the vocal artist.

Gennaro soon sees through Leonard and now contacts the real Kapellmeister. When Gennaro wants to surprise Evelyn, with whom he has already fallen in love, with his “first” concert in Venice, he has to take note that Leonard has long since caught the elegant lady from America. The turtling couple leaves Gennaro's performances early to withdraw discreetly. The Italian goes after her and sees Evelyn lying in Leonard's arms. Disappointed, he withdrew to his fishing village and from then on devoted himself entirely to music and dolce far niente .

Production notes

Adventure at the Lido was created in Vienna's Sievering Atelier (studio recordings) and in Italy (exterior recordings) until September 1933. The film was Richard Oswald's first production after his expulsion from Nazi Germany in 1933 and premiered on October 27, 1933 in his hometown of Vienna. There was no German premiere due to the strong Jewish participation in this film.

Artur Berger designed the film structures. Hans J. Salter was the musical director, Fritz Rotter wrote the music texts. Gerd Oswald assisted his father Richard.

The following music tracks are played:

  • Goodbye, it's too good to be true
  • How beautiful is this world

A French version of this film was also made with Le chant du destin .

reception

Paimann's film lists summed up: “The book varies the fate of the singers, which has become a scheme, very tastefully, and lets Piccaver sing tried-and-tested songs and arias. (...) The director should have made the singer less pretentious (...) As is often the case: a technically clean film with a popular opera star. "

“In contrast to the countless singer films before that, this one came up with a good punchline: An already successful singer who had withdrawn into private life is» discovered «. The cliché rise of an unknown singer to star had also become an annoyance for reviewers. "

- Adventure at the Lido on film.at

Web links

Individual evidence

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