The happiness in the attic
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Happiness in the attic In seventh heaven Parisian underworld |
| Original title | Seventh Heaven 7th Heaven |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Borzage |
| script | Benjamin Glazer |
| production | William Fox |
| music |
William P. Perry , Ernö Rapée , RH Bassett |
| camera |
Ernest Palmer , Joseph A. Valentine |
| cut |
HH Caldwell , Katherine Hilliker |
| occupation | |
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The happiness in the attic (original title: Seventh Heaven ; alternative title: In the seventh heaven , Parisian underworld ) is an American film drama directed by Frank Borzage from 1927. The screenplay of the silent film is based on a play by Austin Strong .
action
Chico works in the sewers of Paris. He dreams of becoming a street sweeper and therefore lights candles in the church. He also asks a blonde woman to be his partner. But his wishes are not granted, which makes him bitter.
One day Chico saves the young prostitute Diane, who is suffering from her unscrupulous sister Nana. The police want to arrest the innocent and honorable prostitute, who is innocent in spite of her job, but Chico prevents her by posing as her husband. Now the two have to maintain the facade and act as spouses. So Chico allows Diane to move into his attic with him. In fact, the two find each other. But when the war breaks out, Chico is called up. Diane survives the war working in an ammunition factory. When the news of Chico's death reaches her, she continues. But Chico is not dead. He returns home to Diane, wounded and blind from the fighting.
background
The world premiere took place on May 6, 1927 in Los Angeles. In Germany the film was released in cinemas in the same year. It was performed under the titles Fortune in the Attic and Seventh Heaven . Further demonstrations, even after 1945, are not known. The film was a resounding success for 20th Century Fox production studio . With a budget of around 1.3 million US dollars, it grossed over 2.5 million in 1927 alone, making the film 13th among the most successful silent films.
Janet Gaynor was the first ever Oscar winner for best actress. She and Charles Farrell stood together ten more times.
The Austin Strong play on which the film is based premiered on October 30, 1922. 704 more performances followed. Henry King made a remake in 1937 ( Seventh Heaven ) with Simone Simon and James Stewart in the lead roles.
The illustration music for the film composed William P. Perry and RH Bassett. The title song Diane (after the name of the main actress in the film) was written by the Hungarian conductor Ernö Rapée , the English text I'm in Heaven When I See Your Smile was composed by the songwriter Lew Pollack . The band The Troubadours achieved a hit on Victor in 1927. In Germany, Efim Schachmeister played the Valse Boston with his orchestra under the title Diane, your heavenly smile on the gramophone record.
Reviews
The Variety described the film as a big, romantic, and poignant story. Mordaunt Hall of the New York Times praised the well-played characters in the film. Janet Gaynor in particular appears authentic and natural. Even Channel 4 evaluated the film positive. The story is told with great skill and sincere appreciation.
Awards
At the first Academy Awards in 1929 , the film won three Oscars in the categories of Best Director for a Drama , Best Actress and Best Screenplay . Two further nominations were made in the categories of Best Film and Best Production Design ( Harry Oliver ). As the best foreign language film, he was awarded the Kinema Jumpō Prize in 1928 . The Photoplay Award could also be won.
In 1995 she was accepted into the National Film Registry .
Web links
- The happiness in the attic in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Happiness in the attic at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Trivia on imdb.com
- ↑ See Victor 21000-A / mx. BVE-40158 Diane (I'm in heaven when I see you smile) / The Troubadours . In: Discography of American Historical Recordings , available at archive.org .
- ↑ Grammophon 21 678 / Matr. 840 br-II, mech. copyr. 1928.
- ↑ See 7th Heaven . In: Variety , 1927.
- ^ Mordaunt Hall : The Screen . In: The New York Times , May 26, 1927.
- ↑ See film4.com ( Memento from April 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )