Christina (1953)

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Movie
Original title Christina
Country of production Federal Republic of Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1953
length 98 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Fritz Eichler
script Hanns Schuster
Charlotte Kaiser-Henschke
production Fanal film, Berlin
( Erich Waschneck ,
Alfred Bittins )
music Herbert Windt
camera Otto Baecker
cut Ilse Voigt
occupation

Christina (subtitle: The Story of a Young Love ) is a German film drama from 1953 directed by Fritz Eichler . In addition to Barbara Rütting in the title role, Lutz Moik , Franziska Kinz , Eva Rimski and Werner Fuetterer play the main roles.

action

Christina Neuhaus gets a job with the Stauffers. The young woman, whose home is Transylvania , is one of the expellees and had to leave her parents' property in Karlsaue behind after the war. Klaus Stauffer runs a mill with his mother Anna, which is more bad than right. According to his mother's wish, Klaus is as good as engaged to the wealthy banker's daughter Renate Frank, and believes he has found the woman for life in her. That changes when Christina comes to the Stauffer's house. From the very beginning, Klaus feels drawn to the warm, natural woman. Even the old servant Czybulka, who also had to flee from his home in Transylvania, immediately takes Christina into his heart. And the factory owner Werner Holk is increasingly drawn to the Stauffer's mill.

Klaus Stauffer does not yet dare to oppose his mother's wishes, although he can clearly feel that it is love that draws him to Christina. So he hesitates and leaves the young woman, who has also been fond of him from the start, into the belief that he is serious about her. When Czybulka explains to Christina that Klaus is with Renate Frank, she withdraws injured. Although Klaus tries to speak to his mother, she insists that he marry the banker's daughter. Without Klaus knowing about it, she turned Christina out of the house after this conversation and told her that she could not stay longer because Renate, her son's future wife, could not be expected to live with her under one roof.

In this mood, Holk finds Christina and offers her a position in his charming way, which she also accepts after some hesitation. Holk advertises the young woman, but is satisfied with a friendship for the time being. Shortly afterwards, Holk shows Christina an invitation that he had received for the wedding of Renate and Klaus. When the two of them go out together some time later, her way leads to the place where Klaus is celebrating his hen party with Renate that evening. Although Holk wants to withdraw immediately, Christina defiantly challenges him to dance - according to a rural custom - and thus causes a scandal . Renate is beside himself and gives Klaus an ultimatum. He then breaks the connection. His mother now believes everything is lost. A conversation with old Czybulka makes her think. Shortly afterwards, Klaus comes to his mother to make it clear to her that he will definitely marry Christina, even if that might mean the end of the family business.

Klaus' mother finally realizes that she did wrong and that her son's happiness is more important than financial security. She no longer denies the young couple her blessing. But Holk, on whom the mill is dependent, also shows that he is a great man with stature and assures that he will support the Stauffers with orders. Christina is now not only with the man she loves, but also has a home again.

Production and Background

It is an Erich Waschneck film; The production company was Fanal-Film Produktion und Vertriebs GmbH (Berlin). Wilhelm Vorwerg and Wilhelm Klaue were responsible for the film construction. Ewald Otto was responsible for the sound, the sound system was from Klangfilm-Eurocord. The film was shot in the Berlin-Tempelhof film studio under the direction of Fritz Renner, assistant director Charlotte Kaiser and production manager Alfred Bittins . Gretel Waschneck took care of the costumes. Further film recordings were made in the summer of 1953 on the Simonshof near Bad Neustadt in Rhönland . Herbert Windt, who wrote the film music, was one of the most prominent film composers of the Third Reich . During this time he worked closely with Leni Riefenstahl .

In the film, lovers are startled who are enjoying themselves in the bush, which the then director of the Simonhof took offense because of alleged “immorality”. For Barbara Rütting it was her third feature film, after she had just been awarded the Federal Film Prize for best young actress for her second film The Trace Leads to Berlin .

Christina was subjected to an FSK test on September 16, 1953 under the number 06603 and approved for those aged 16 and over with the note “no public holidays”.

Film music
  • Come back soon, dearest mine ( Die Holdertau )
  • Transylvania polka

publication

Christina was first performed in the Federal Republic of Germany on October 9, 1953 in the Astoria in Bielefeld. The ushers wore traditional costumes from Transylvania at the premiere . In Denmark, the film ran on January 24, 1955 under the title Christina - Hedebondens datter .

criticism

Cinema certified the film as having "post-war flair".

In the magazine Neuer Deutscher Kurier No. 45/1953, which was founded by the expellee Theodor Oberländer , one could read at the time: “The film contributes in an unobtrusive way to arouse understanding for those Germans in the now small fatherland who have to live in it for years. It shows that it was at least equally valuable German people who lived outside the borders of Germany. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Films of the Fifties IX: Christina (1953) at newfilmkritik.de. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ German Film Prize - Awards for 1953 in IMDb.com
  3. ↑ Christina at cinema.de (with 9 pictures), accessed on March 14, 2016.