The girl from Montparnasse
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The girl from Montparnasse |
| Country of production | German Empire , France |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hanns Schwarz |
| script |
Franz Schulz Louis Verneuil |
| production | Vasgen Badal |
| music | Franz Wachsmann |
| camera | Werner Brandes |
| cut | Herbert B. Fredersdorf |
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The girl from Montparnasse is a Franco-German film comedy from 1932 by Hanns Schwarz with Ehmi Bessel in the title role. At her side, Fritz Schulz and Alfred Abel play the leading male roles. The film is based on the comedy Pile ou face by Louis Verneuil .
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The girl from Montparnasse is called Nicolette and is a cheerful Parisian. She is poor but charming and has captured the heart of the rich son of the count, André Labourdèle, by storm. Together the two move into a modest attic apartment in the French capital. This doesn’t fit the old Count, Andrés father, at all, as he has long since picked out a “more befitting” match for his Filius, the daughter of his business partner Ravin. However, since the son firmly refuses to turn away from Nicolette and turn to the still very young Georgette, Count Labourdèle André unceremoniously cuts off any financial support. Nevertheless, Nicolette and André cannot be separated and limit themselves in everything as best they can. André earns some money performing as a chansonnier in a tiny cabaret, with Nicolette as accompaniment on the piano. But there is not enough money back and forth, and one day the bailiff even seizes André's pocket. André sees only one way out: he has to marry the unloved Georgette. He has a very idiosyncratic plan.
The girl from Montparnasse is horrified, but is calmed down a little when André assures her that he wants to divorce her again as soon as he gets married to the rich young lady. When Nicolette learns that André will not easily get out of a closed marriage, she is devastated. In the hope of being able to turn things around for the better, Nicolette now wants to turn to wealthy men himself. In this way she gets to know Count Labourdèle without knowing that this is her lover's stubborn father. Before it comes to extremes, she confesses to the old man, which is why she throws herself at gentlemen like him. Now the count recognizes his wrong behavior and gives her some money to say goodbye. André returns to the attic from his engagement party with Georgette. Since he doesn't find Nicolette here, he suspects that she may be hanging around with other men. His concerns vanish into thin air when she returns a little later, accompanied by his father. He now has no concerns about his son getting married to the lovely girl from Montparnasse.
Production notes
The girl from Montparnasse was created in the Pathé Natan studios in Paris and was premiered on September 13, 1932 in Berlin's Primus Palast .
Joseph N. Ermolieff took over the production management. Emil Hasler and Otto Hunte created the film structures, Joe Strassner created the costumes.
The two music titles The girls from Montparnasse and So ein Dalles is about everything, published by Alrobi-Musikverlag in Berlin. were written by Robert Gilbert .
A French version of the film was also produced at the same time. Her name was La petite de Montparnasse and she had Grazia del Rio in the Bessel role. The French Max de Vaucorbeil acted as dialogue director at Hanns Schwarz's side.
Reviews
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: “The… film shows a wealth of amusing directorial ideas from Hanns Schwarz, about which the audience is very entertaining. The milieu of the margarine manufacturer couple portrayed by Jacob Tiedtke and Erika Glässner is particularly funny. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The girl from Montparnasse". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , April 16, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
Web links
- The girl from Montparnasse in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The girl from Montparnasse at filmportal.de