July 14th
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | July 14th |
| Original title | Quatorze Juillet |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1933 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | René Clair |
| script | René Clair |
| production | Roger Le Bon for Films sonores Tobis, Paris |
| music | Maurice Jaubert |
| camera | Georges Périnal |
| cut |
René Le Hénaff René Clair |
| occupation | |
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The 14th of July , also the 14th of July, (original title Quatorze Juillet ) is a French feature film from 1932 by René Clair .
action
The film tells a very everyday story from the life of two Parisian petty bourgeoisie, which begins on the French national holiday, July 14th .
In the center of the action are the flower seller Anna and the taxi driver Jean. Both go to a street festival on the eve of July 14th to dance into the holiday. After a little argument and the onset of heavy rain, the two young people fall in love. But Jean has not forgotten the young Pola, who has just left him. Pola maintains close contacts with the Parisian hoodlum scene and the underworld and exerts a bad influence on her ex. Since Jean cannot leave Pola, one day he falls into the clutches of these evil circles. When Anna sees the two of them together, she believes that Jean is cheating on her with her; she separates from him.
From then on, the lives of Jean and Anna take different paths. When Anna's mother suddenly dies, the flower girl decides to quit her job. She takes a job as a waitress in a small café. Your reunion with Jean is dramatic. He now stands for two crooks who commit robberies. One day Anna will also be her victim. But she has not forgotten Jean, her great love, and helps him escape from the police. Then she also loses her new job. But then happiness returns to her. With a gift of money from a billionaire, Anna can buy a flower cart with which she drives through the streets of Paris. One day a taxi pulls up close to her. In it sits Jean, who has finally said goodbye to his criminal past. Surrounded by crowds, the two lovers realize that they belong together and that they will no longer separate.
Production notes
July 14, 1932 was made by the Parisian Films Sonores Tobis, a daughter of the German Tobis. The premiere took place on January 13, 1933 in Paris. The German premiere took place only a few days later, on January 22, 1933. In Austria, the film was shown in April 1933 under the title Paris tanzt . In the same year the film could also be seen in Denmark, Portugal, the USA and Finland.
The film structures were designed by Lazare Meerson , with Alexandre Trauner as his assistant . The costumes came from René Hubert . Louis Page served Georges Périnal as a simple cameraman.
Like its predecessor, the film, which is a loyal epigony of René Clair's masterpiece Under the Roofs of Paris , is assigned to poetic realism .
Reviews
The Berlin critic Pem was present at the world premiere of the film in Paris on January 13, 1933 and wrote in the 12 Uhr Blatt (Berlin) the following day :
“Even before shooting began, René Clair stated that his production company, the Tobis, did not want any ideological, ideological material like in ' Long live freedom ', but rather a non-binding, entertaining film with chances of global success. It was certainly wrong to comply with this wish, because in this way the brilliant director has his first work [meaning Clair's first sound film] "Sous les toi [t] s de Paris" [German title: Under the roofs of Paris ] again turned. To anticipate the small flaws. It's the same milieu as Montmartre, just a little more economical. Everything takes place in one street; The storyline can hardly be called the love story between the young chauffeur and the flower girl, and otherwise the invisible sing-sang choir, which makes the lyrics to the charming music incomprehensible and does not match the realism of the picture, especially since it often bothers itself a little resounding like an oratorio. "
In the Österreichische Film-Zeitung of April 29, 1933 you can read about July 14th , which ran under the title Paris dances in Austria :
“The new René Clair film [...] shows Paris how it lives and dances, dances, laughs, rejoices and argues. It is not the Paris of the strangers, but the real, unspoilt Paris of the little people, which René Clair captures on the canvas as part of a simple love story and forms a unified whole in a myriad of clearly seen details. "
In 1957, Georges Sadoul wrote in his book History of Cinematic Art :
“With 'Quatorze Juillet' (July 14th) Clair returned to his familiar subjects: the Bal Musette, the suburbs, the popular chansons, the Parisian joke, the good-natured quarrels. The weakness of the film is that it does not keep within the boundaries of its title. Unfortunately, after Clair has described the national holiday with charm and wisdom and the plot is considered to be over, Clair lets himself into a ridiculous story about 'heavy boys'. "
On July 14, 1973, Reclam's film guide found :
“A lovely picture from everyday French life - but transfigured by poetry. In this film, love is really the most important thing in the world, here drunken eccentrics bring happiness, and even the crooks go about their business with a comparatively staid spirit. Clair drew this picture with charm, esprit and, in places, distancing irony. "
In 1987 the Lexicon of International Films ruled:
“With his poetry, René Clair enchants the Paris of the common people as well as the crook milieu. A sentimental-ironic masterpiece. "
The 1996 Movie & Video Guide reads:
"Delightful comedy about life in Paris on Bastille day, centering on the adventures of flower-girl Annabella and her taxi-driver boyfriend. Filled with fresh, funny touches typical of Clair at his best. "
The movie magazine Cinema wrote in 2014:
"'The 14th of July' is a sentimental, ironic declaration of love to the little people of Paris" and summed up: "Cinema poetry full of charm and sentiment."
Individual evidence
- ^ Poetic Realism , accessed December 31, 2013.
- ↑ ms. (di Pem ): The fairy tale of July 14th. The new René Clair film. World premiere in the Paris “Miracles” . In: Das 12 Uhr Blatt , January 14, 1933, p. [8].
- ↑ "Paris Dances". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , April 29, 1933, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Georges Sadoul : History of the cinematic art . Vienna 1957, p. 264.
- ↑ Reclams Filmführer , by Dieter Krusche, collaboration: Jürgen Labenski . P. 483. Stuttgart 1973.
- ↑ Klaus Brüne (Red.): Lexikon des Internationale Films , Volume 8, S. 4131. Reinbek near Hamburg 1987.
- ^ Leonard Maltin : Movie & Video Guide, 1996 edition, p. 1054.
- ↑ July 14, accessed on December 31, 2014.
Web links
- July 14 in the Internet Movie Database (English)