The Prince of Arcadia
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Prince of Arcadia |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Karl Hartl |
| script | Walter Reisch |
| production | Oskar luck |
| music | Robert proud |
| camera |
Franz Koch Franz Planner |
| cut |
Else Baum Karl Hartl |
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The Prince of Arcadia is an Austrian fiction film from 1932 by Karl Hartl with Willi Forst and Liane Haid in the leading roles.
action
The royal ruler of a fantasy state is forced to abdicate and is supposed to be sent into exile. While the government cabinet is waiting in the hall to administer this bitter pill to His Majesty, which requires his signature, the monarch is having fun with a pretty young lady in his rooms. The court marshal, hurrying through the corridors to the love nest, submissively asks to be heard, but the young maitresse answers boldly: "Après minuit, c'est moi qui règne" (After midnight, it is me who rules). Then the bedroom door closes again. Finally the inevitable comes: Majesty takes the stylus and signs his own deposition. Shortly thereafter, a bouquet of flowers is presented, which is passed from one to the other in an absurd way, then the ex-monarch, who from now on calls himself Prince of Arcadia, sits in his vehicle and drives towards sunnier times. His destination is the Adriatic Sea , where a few abandoned ex-potentates who have been swept away as a result of revolutions cavort and have a good time without strenuous government business. On the way there, the prince's vehicle's horn goes off and it is stopped by the police. It is made clear to His Highness that he must have this damage repaired immediately. When the Prince of Arcadia tried the new horn three times in a row, a bunch of keys fell from a house at his feet. He looks up and sees a young woman quickly closing a window and pulling the curtain. The prince responds to the horn signal that is not intended for him and goes upstairs to the stranger. He stays there until the early hours of the morning, then you separate again. The prince must promise the stranger not to investigate her and, should they meet again in a lifetime, pretend not to know her.
It doesn't take much time for His Highness to find out in exile who the Beauty of the Night is. It is the actress Mary Mirana, who once had to leave the kingdom because of a mockery song of him, the former ruler and now prince of Arcadia. They'll see each other soon, when the Prince's royal aunt invites them to tea. The prince's aunt would like to pair the shy ex-monarch with her niece, the Infanta. At this social gathering, the prince discovers Mary and, out of high spirits, sings the very mocking song that once did Mary's doom. He likes the melody, while Mary feels like he wants to make fun of her. After all, the prince sticks to his agreement with the artist and pretends not to know her. He can't get Mary out of his head, he has fallen seriously in love with the young woman. There is an unexpected reunion when the actress seeks shelter in his exile palace during a storm. The Prince of Arcadia, although Mary would now like to reveal her “secret” to him, pretended to be disinterested when it comes to the question of who she was actually expecting when she threw her apartment keys down on the curb. Finally, however, the solution comes to light, which means a happy ending for everyone involved: The three horn signals were intended as a secret signal for the Infanta. She secretly takes acting lessons from Mary - the royal aunt shouldn't know anything about it - because she wants to go to the theater and doesn't dream of getting married. Now the way is clear for His Highness and the actress.
Production notes
The Prince of Arcadia was shot between February 21 and March 29, 1932 in the Sascha film studio in Vienna-Sievering, the last few days since March 25, the outdoor shots were made in Ragusa (Sicily). The premiere took place on May 17, 1932 in Berlin, the Viennese premiere was on October 14, 1932.
Hans Ledersteger designed the film structures. Rudolf Perak took over the musical direction. Alfred Norkus took care of the sound. Karl Leiter was an assistant director.
useful information
The following year, the Jewish UFA star director Hanns Schwarz, who was driven into exile in Britain as a result of the Nazi takeover of Germany, shot a remake under the title “ Prince of Arcadia ”. The roles of Forst and Haid were taken over by Carl Brisson and Margot Grahame .
Reviews
The Österreichische Film-Zeitung wrote: "Liane Haid portrays the actress with a lot of grace and charm, Willy [sic!] Forst plays the prince with winning amiability."
On Schnittberichte.com you can read: “A classic of Austrian film as a rediscovery as part of the edition. (...) A Viennese film in the truest sense of the word, full of charm, pun and melancholy nuances. THE PRINCE OF ARCADIA celebrates a utopian state of beautiful illusion and historically decoupled presentness. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The Prince of Arcadia". In: Österreichische Film-Zeitung , May 28, 1932, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Brief review
Web links
- The Prince of Arcadia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Prince of Arcadia at filmportal.de