Csibi, the face
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fruit |
| Original title | Cisibi, the face |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1934 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Max Neufeld |
| script |
Felix Joachimson Karl Noti Richard Eichberg |
| production | Joe Pasternak |
| music | Nikolaus Brodszky |
| camera |
Willy Goldberger Georg Bruckbauer |
| cut | László Benedek |
| occupation | |
| |
Csibi, the Fratz , awarded as a fruit in Germany , is an Austrian song and love film by Max Neufeld with Franziska Gaal in the title role. Hermann Thimig played at her side . The story was based on the French play Le fruit vert (1924) by Régis Gignoux and Jacques Théry.
action
Once again, Lucie Carel, an opera diva par excellence, has had a glamorous evening of singing in Paris. Her admirers hang on her lips, but Csibi, as Madame has been called by her mother since she was a child, really only wants to go home, and so she calls Mother Maria to announce her return. At this point, an admirer of the elderly lady, a certain Dr. Lohnau, with Maria, and when Csibis sees a photo of his youth, he is amazed that Maria already has a little daughter. Little does he suspect that this daughter has long since grown up. Maria Carel lets him believe ...
At home with mother, Lucie Carel now has a thieving pleasure in taking on the role of the small child Csibi in order to make her mother appear less old in front of her admirers and the guests of Maria, including Lohnau's friend Dr. To poke Werner, a lawyer, properly. Soon she slips from one role to the other: first she is Csibi, the little face, then again the gifted singing star from the opera world. She is particularly impressed by Dr. Werner, whom Csibi promptly visits under a pretext. When the wife of another man suddenly appears and the two women unceremoniously swap roles and clothes, the mess begins to get tangible. After all sorts of further entanglements, Lucie and Werner finally find each other and each of the gentlemen claims stiffly and firmly that of course they saw through the character from the start.
Production notes
Csibi, der Fratz was created in Vienna from the end of November 1933 and was premiered there on February 2, 1934. The mass start was on February 16 of the same year. The German premiere took place under the title Früchtchen on February 23, 1934 in Berlin's Gloria Palast.
The German director Richard Eichberg took over the artistic direction and was involved in the script. Julius von Borsody designed the film structures; Film editor László Benedek also assisted director Neufeld.
useful information
In the same year an Italian version of the film was shot as Frutto acerbo . In 1942 the material was remade by Henry Koster under the title Between Us Girls in Hollywood .
music
The following songs by Nikolaus Brodszky were played:
- I'm in love today
- Small, adorable woman
- A baby cannot take so many questions
Charlie Gaudriot, Walter Landauer, Heinz Sandauer and Andreas Sattler contributed to the music. The musical direction took over Rudolf Perak , the lyrics were written by Hertha Lange .
Reviews
Paimann's film lists summed up: “Although the subject is blessed with humor, speed and grateful situations after a somewhat viscous exposure, it is only foil for the Gaál. She designs the role according to her charming peculiarity, creates an amazing congruence of the external appearance. Thimig, in a good mood as rarely, assists at the head of an elected ensemble. The direction is concerned with the exact guidance of the actors, the uninterrupted flow of the exquisitely pointed dialogue ... and excellent helpers in Brodszky's lively music. "
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: "In a completely new role, Franziska Gaal ... has found a role that is as grateful as it is difficult, which she solves with enchanting charm and great acting ability."
On film.at it says: “Plots, you have to say that again and again with Neufeld, are basically scaffolding so that the actors have something to exercise on, no more and no less. The effect, in any case, the sight of the Gaal brat is unreasonably irritating and in a kirr-perverse way very, very funny. The dignified ostentatiousness of the production even gives the film the decisive twist: French-savory petitessen between Vienna and Berlin, zest and zack. "
Web links
- Csibi, the brat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Csibi, the face at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Csibi, the Fratz in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Csibi, the face. In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , February 3, 1934, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Csibi, the Fratz on film.at
