Burgtheater (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Burgtheater |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1936 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Willi Forst |
| script |
Willi Forst Jochen Huth |
| production | Willi Forst film |
| music | Peter Kreuder |
| camera | Ted Pahle |
| cut | Hans Wolff |
| occupation | |
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Burgtheater is an Austrian film from 1936. This Viennese film production was the first of Willi Forst's newly founded film company. The Burgtheater in Vienna is the most important location. The main roles are starring Werner Krauss , Hortense Raky , Willy Eichberger , Olga Chechowa and Hans Moser .
action
The film is set in Vienna around 1900. The famous castle actor Friedrich Mitterer sees the master tailor's daughter Leni Schindler praying in the church and falls in love with her. But she loves the unknown young actor Josef Rainer, who lives with her parents as a lodger.
When Leni discovers an invitation card for Mitterer to a reception in the Seebach house with the baroness, she passes it on to Rainer, who now appears at the baroness instead of Mitterer. She is disappointed, but then, with presence of mind, presents him to her guests as a new discovery and subsequently gives him a small role at the Burgtheater.
When the jealous husband of the baroness realizes that his wife has fallen in love with Rainer, a scandal ensues, as a result of which Rainer is fired from the Burgtheater. When he wants to kill himself, he is stopped by Mitterer, who has recognized that Leni and Rainer belong together.
Production and Background
The first screening of the film took place on November 13, 1936 in the Gloria-Palast in Berlin . In Austria , Burgtheater was first performed on December 21, 1936 in the Buschkino in Vienna .
The film music by Peter Kreuder became famous, the serious phases of which were borrowed from the 4th Symphony by Anton Bruckner . The best-known melody Say goodbye quietly when parting is sung by Greta Keller and is based on a polka from the operetta Blinde Kuh by Johann Strauss (son) . Kreuder turned it into a slow waltz , the text of which is from Harry Hilm. The song became an evergreen . The buildings and scenes are from Kurt Herlth , Werner Schlichting and Emil Stepanek .
OW Fischer, who played an actor at the Burgtheater, made his debut in a feature film in this film. Willy Eichberger, who had changed his name for the English press to Carl Esmond , returned to German-speaking countries in 1935 for four films and played there again under his well-known name, Willy Eichberger .
DVD
The film was released on August 4, 2011 on DVD from Kinowelt GmbH.
criticism
"Excellent representation of the theater milieu, sensitive character drawings and an unobtrusive comedy that breaks off the point of the approaches to sentimentality, make the excellently played film worth seeing."
"The touching story of the great actor who renounces love for the sake of his art belongs in yesterday's world."
Web links
- Burgtheater in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Burgtheater at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Burgtheater DVD
- ↑ Burgtheater. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 26, 2017 .
