Anne Bäbi Jowäger 2nd part

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Movie
Original title Anne Bäbi Jowäger - Part II: Jakobli and Meyeli
Country of production Switzerland
original language Bern German
Publishing year 1961
length 104 minutes
Rod
Director Franz Schnyder
script Richard Schweizer
Franz Schnyder
production Franz Schnyder
music Robert Blum
camera Constantine Cheet
cut Hermann Haller
Franziska Schuh
occupation
chronology

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Anne Bäbi Jowäger - Part I: How Jakobli comes to a woman

Anne Bäbi Jowäger - Part II: Jakobli und Meyeli is a Swiss homeland film by Franz Schnyder from 1961.

action

Anne Bäbi Jowäger is initially not taken with the wedding of her son Jakobli with the destitute orphan Meyeli. The amiable nature of her new daughter-in-law teaches her better and she introduces Meyeli to the farm. Her grandson Köbeli will soon be born. When diphtheria breaks out in the Emmental, her grandson also falls ill. She trusts the healing art of Vehhansli. Köbeli dies. The pastor and village doctor take Vehansli to court for these and other fatal treatments. During the trial, Sophie, the pastor's daughter, and the doctor get closer. Vehhansli can evade conviction because he has influential allies in the court. The doctor loses his credibility. The farmers turn against him.

The death of her grandson hit Anne Bäbi hard. When the young vicar strongly reproaches her, she tries to take her own life. The doctor can save her from death. With her husband Hansli, she withdraws brokenly and leaves the farm to her son. Jakobli is overwhelmed, however, and Meyeli is harassed by the maid, Mädi. With diphtheria still raging, the farmers turn to the doctor in despair. He cared for the sick without ceasing and even looked after his opponent's son. He dies before he can marry Sophie. Meyeli, pregnant again, loses all hope. Jakobli succeeds in tearing his mother out of indifference. Anne Bäbi takes over the reins again and turns the tide for the better.

background

For the film adaptation of the two-part novel Anne Bäbi Jowäger by Jeremias Gotthelf , Franz Schnyder and his Neue Film AG entered into a collaboration with Praesens-Film by Lazar Wechsler . Without government support, a budget of 1.2 million francs came together. Hans Rudolf Hubler wrote the Bern German dialogues.

After the winter scenes were recorded, filming lasted from June to August 1960. Max Röthlisberger set up the interior scenes in the chicory hall in Alchenflüh near Kirchberg and in the Rosenhof film studio in Zurich . The exterior shots were taken in Burgdorf , Lützelflüh , Heimiswil , Solothurn , Egg, Würzbrunnen and Bad Bonn . At the same time, the previous film Anne Bäbi Jowäger - Part I: How Jakobli comes to a woman was realized. The actor Franz Matter was also an assistant director.

The widescreen premiere, with the subtitle The Story of a Young Marriage, took place on March 24, 1961 in the Bernese Capitol cinema and the Urban cinema in Zurich. An accidentally found copy of the film enabled it to be broadcast on Swiss television for the first time on March 10, 1985 .

criticism

"[...] Jakobli und Meyeli is a film that should interest cinematographic theaters because of its undeniably cinematographic qualities."

- Variety, April 26, 1961

“Second part of the Gotthelf film, which denounces quackery and charlatanism. The Heimatfilm clichés of the first part give way to a deep, dark drama with a very poetic imagery. "

- Lexicon of international film

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anne Bäbi Jowäger (1960) on Swiss television on srf.ch
  2. ^ Anne Bäbi Jowäger 2nd part. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used