Desire (1951)

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Movie
Original title desire
Country of production Federal Republic of Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1951
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Karl Georg Külb
script Karl Georg Külb
production Allegro-Film , Munich
( Karl Georg Külb )
Südwest-Film GmbH, Freiburg / Breisgau
music Herbert Jarczyk
camera Friedl Behn-Grund
cut Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
occupation

Also: Rudolf Schündler , Harald Mannl
W. J. Bach, KW Krause

Desire (reference title: Die Perlenkette ) is a German film drama by the director Karl Georg Külb from 1951. The main roles are played by Winnie Markus and Richard Häussler . Supporting roles with Rolf von Nauckhoff , Olga Chekhova and Gisela Fackeldey occupied.

The plot of the film is based on Guy de Maupassant's story Der Schmuck (French: La Parure ).

action

France, 1867: The doctor Dr. Richards and his friend Paul cross a bridge. Richards says to Paul: “This bridge knows a story unlikely, relentless, sometimes dazzling, intoxicating, as only life can tell it. It's the story of the beggar with the violets. ”He takes Paul to the portals of St. Magdalena. A funeral mass is being read there. Martin Reval is sitting there, whose story is at stake.

It all started on May 15th, Martin's wedding anniversary. He has bought his wife Susanne a china service and is curious about her reaction. A small bouquet of violets and a poem they both love shouldn't be missing. Susanne's joy is great. In the bank where Martin works, the department head has committed suicide and there is talk of embezzlement. Martin hopes for this post. There he met the elegant Robert von Raviguy, who wanted to withdraw a large amount from his account, but there was not enough funds. However, Robert is the nephew of the bank president, which Martin does not know at the time.

Robert von Raviguy is flirting once again with the opera singer Vera Veron, who is about to embark on a longer tour. While shopping, they both meet Susanne, and it turns out that Vera is an old friend of Susanne. Vera wants to know how Susanne lives and comes home with her, which Susanne is a little embarrassed because she lives in simple circumstances. Vera takes no offense and they both chat happily. Vera never wanted to get married, she wanted to become famous and she succeeded. They then prepare dinner together. Robert von Raviguy bursts into the preparations. He bluntly tells Susanne that he caught fire with her. Susanne immediately informs him that she is married. When Martin arrives, Robert persuades him to allow Susanne to paint.

Robert asks his uncle and aunt to invite the Revals to their planned ball. Although Susanne has concerns, her husband can persuade her to accept an invitation. He also asks Susanne to borrow a necklace from her friend Vera in order to make an appropriate impression on the Raviguys. Susanne chooses a pearl necklace. The young couple is enjoying the ball to the full. When you get home again, Martin notices that the pearl necklace has disappeared. In his search for the gem, his senses repeatedly play tricks on him. With the empty case, the Revals go to the jeweler whose name they can find in the case. The same production costs 4,000 thalers , they learn there. The couple wondered what to do next.

Susanne wants to tell her friend the truth, but only meets her slimy impresario Baranowski. Vera has already left for London. He takes advantage of the situation without scruples and drives Susanne into a corner, he wants her to give herself to him. At the last moment she can escape him. In order to get the amount together, they both do everything possible, they rent their living room to a violin virtuoso, sell their china, Susanne sews for a few cruisers until late at night and Martin also takes on a job. Baranowski sits on their necks and constantly threatens to inform Martin's employer.

When Susanne receives flowers and a letter from Raviguy with the renewed request to be allowed to paint them, Martin says that he has heard that you can make a lot of money by modeling. So it offers itself to Raviguy as a model. Meanwhile in the bank an old servant saves Martin from the temptation to take money. Susanne should model with nothing but a lace scarf. There is a dispute between the couple about this. Martin accuses his wife of being too smart to earn money. That same evening he had a hemorrhage and was sent to the country by his doctor. Susanne is a regular model for Robert. She finally makes up her mind to tell Robert everything. He says she could have saved herself a lot of grief if she had spoken to him right away. The manufacture of the chain is still commissioned by him today. She deserved it. Susanne does not want to admit that she feels for Robert in the same way as he does for her, that marriage is a holy sacrament, that it is until death do us part. Something broke inside her the day her husband sent her to Robert. Ultimately, they both give in to their feelings.

When Robert exhibits his pictures, Vera is also back. Robert tells her that he was completely gripped. Vera, however, is of the opinion that this is unscrupulous, that it will break Susanne. She implores that Susanne belongs to her husband because Robert is different, just like her. Raviguy wrote Susanne a letter in which he let her know that he did not have the right to bind her to him. Even if they got close, they would always be further apart than two stars. The farewell letter comes with flowers and a pearl necklace. On this very day, Martin comes back and bursts into Susanne's desperate mood. When Martin sees the pearl necklace, Susanne tells him that she found it in the lining of her coat. Martin sets out to give it back to Vera immediately. He can't believe when he learns from her that this is not her necklace, that she gave Susanne a necklace with fake pearls, maybe worth 40 thalers. They are real. Martin now also knows that Susanne must have lied to him. But it is already too late, Susanne has thrown herself into the river, her body is not found.

Production and Background

Production companies were Allegro-Film oHG Dr. KG Külb & Co. (Munich) and Südwest-Film GmbH (Freiburg / Breisgau). The film was made in the film studios in Munich-Geiselgasteig with exterior shots from Munich. For the Filmbauten was Ernst H. Albrecht responsible for the costumes Ursula Maes. The Bavaria Symphony Orchestra played. Production management was in the hands of Erwin Gitt . The film was subjected to an FSK test on February 6, 1951 under the number 02487 and approved for those aged 16 and over with the addition of “no public holidays”.

Premiered desire on March 2, 1951 Hahnentor in Cologne. The film ran in the GDR cinema on December 5, 1952 under the title The Pearl Necklace . The film was also shown under this title in Austria. It was first broadcast in the DFF on December 14, 1958.

Winnie Markus sings the song I ask my heart, where do you belong… .

criticism

The lexicon of international film found: "Actually appealing, but somewhat lengthy married drama based on Maupassant's novella, which occasionally coarsens the briefly precise description of people in the original."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Pearl Necklace - Desire , movie poster at filmportal.de
  2. ^ Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 171
  3. ↑ Desire. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used