The Lord God Carver of Ammergau (1952)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The master carver of Ammergau |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harald Reinl |
| script | Peter Ostermayr |
| production | Peter Ostermayr-Film GmbH, Munich |
| music | Giuseppe Becce |
| camera |
Franz Koch Josef Illig |
| cut | Adolph Schlyßleder |
| occupation | |
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Der Herrgottschnitzer von Ammergau is a German homeland film by Harald Reinl from 1952 in black and white. The script was written by Peter Ostermayr , who also produced the film. The book is based on the play of the same name by Ludwig Ganghofer . The main roles are occupied by Ingeborg Cornelius and Erich Auer .
action
The painter Baumiller, who spends a few weeks in Ammergau every year, is enthusiastic about the carvings by Paulus Lohner. That is why he recommends that he train at the Munich Art Academy. But he prefers to stay in his hometown so as not to have to part with his fiancée Loni for a long time. But when the two young people get into an argument because Pauli has carved a picture of the Virgin Mary that is amazingly similar to his bride, their mutual happiness seems to be over; it comes to a rift. The Rötelbach farmer is happy about that, especially since he has long had the wish to have Loni as his daughter-in-law. But she refuses the offer. She finds consolation from the dairymaid Liesl. This is a poacher , and Muckl Rötelbacher always gets her weapons and ammunition.
Loni's foster father, the Höflmeier landlord, would like to marry Marei from the neighboring town and publicly announce the engagement to her at the upcoming costume festival. However, Marei makes it a condition that the musicians from her home village play for this event. This creates tension in Ammergau.
Meanwhile the hunter has caught the Liesl poaching. She lets herself be persuaded never to do this again. The wood carver Pauli has been living completely withdrawn since he separated from Loni. He is working on a huge figure of God. It is planned to set it up on the top of the local mountain on the big festival day. The night before, however, a storm is brewing. After a lightning bolt struck the wooden cross, the entire work of art was on fire. The whole village is horrified, Pauli is devastated. Baumiller comforts the desperate. With a trick he finally succeeds in reconciling Loni and Pauli again. Because Marei arg into the costume festival faux pas came, Lonis foster father has recognized that this is not suitable for landlady of his company. At the end of the film there is peace and harmony in the village again.
additions
The film was produced from September 6 to November 13, 1952 in the Bavaria-Film studios in Geiselgasteig . The outdoor shots were taken in the Bavarian Alps in Oberammergau , Garmisch , Ruhpolding , on the Zugspitze , in Graswang and on the Hafelekar near Innsbruck . The buildings were created by the film architect Max Seefelder . Giuseppe Becce composed the music. Production management was in the hands of Ottmar Ostermayr . The film came to the cinema for the first time on December 19, 1952 in Memmingen (Union).
criticism
The Evangelische Film-Beobachter draws the following conclusion: “A Ganghofer film that has not completely succumbed to the template and can therefore entertain lovers of the genre.” The lexicon of international films notes succinctly: “Undemanding, more contemplative than dramatic Heimatfilm after a play by Ludwig Ganghofer. "
source
Program for the film: The New Film Program , published by the publisher of the same name, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, without a number
Web links
- The Herrgottschnitzer of Ammergau in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The master carver of Ammergau at filmportal.de
- A description of the film at moviepilot.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 264
- ↑ CineGraph - Lexicon for German-Language Films - Harald Reinl
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 27/1953
- ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 1586