The Merry Vineyard (1952)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The happy vineyard |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German (with Rheinhessen dialect ) |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Erich Engel |
| script | Curt Johannes Braun |
| production | Karl Julius Fritzsche , Magna Film Produktion GmbH (Hamburg) |
| music | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| camera | Hans Schneeberger , Franz Hofer |
| cut | Martha Dübber |
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The happy vineyard is a German feature film from 1952 in black and white by Erich Engel . The main roles are occupied by Gustav Knuth , Camilla Spira , Eva-Ingeborg Scholz and Willy Reichert . Curt Johannes Braun wrote the script . It is based on the popular comedy of the same name by Carl Zuckmayer . In Germany, the film was released in Mainz on November 25, 1952.
action
The film takes place in Nackenheim in Rheinhessen . Klärchen Gunderloch, the daughter of the rich winery owner Jean Baptiste Gunderloch, loves the destitute Rhine boatman Jochen Most. Due to a misunderstanding, the girl believes that Jochen has meanwhile fallen in love with a "Hannelore". In reality, however, the "Hannelore" is just the name of a ship. The beneficiary of these tensions is Gustav Knuzius, the representative of a sparkling wine cellar, a nice company and an excellent dancer. However, because of his swollen speech and his ability to drink, he is not particularly likeable to Klärchen. But this does not prevent the girl from going on a trip to Sankt Goarshausen with Knuzius , where they can enjoy a colorful evening on a hotel terrace. However, because the two of them miss the last train, they have to spend the night in the hotel. Nothing more happens because Klarchen's companion has violently spoken to the alcohol and falls asleep straight away. The next morning Knuzius finds a piece of paper by his bed with the following text: “Thank you for unforgettable hours!” He takes the ironic sentence at face value and sees himself as Gunderloch's future son-in-law. In order to keep the pushy guy away, Klärchen lets him know that because of him, she is in different circumstances and therefore very needy.
Old Gunderloch has been very dejected since a doctor had his housekeeper Annemarie Most give him a drug that spoiled his desire to drink wine. The joy of his vineyard gradually disappears. So he makes the decision to auction half of it and leave the other half to his daughter. Annemarie, who has long adored her boss, is gradually getting a guilty conscience because of her abstinence.
The scheduled auction of his winery prompts Gunderloch to hold a festival. During the happy celebration, all misunderstandings are gradually resolved: Jochen leads his Käthchen onto his new barge, the "Hannelore". Gunderloch can enjoy his wine again and no longer needs to sell his winery.
additions
The film was shot in the Berlin-Tempelhof studio. The outdoor shots were taken in Nackenheim , Zell-Kaimt , Beilstein , Koblenz , Oberwesel , Kaub and Bacharach . The buildings were created by the film architects Franz Schroedter and Karl Weber . Ursula Stutz contributed the costumes.
criticism
The lexicon of international films draws the following conclusion: "The drastically joyful folk piece with satirical elements [...] is toned down in the appealing film adaptation to a popular, entertaining comedy."
literature
- Program for the film: Das Neue Film-Programm , published by H. Klemmer & Co., Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (no number)
Web links
- The happy vineyard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Two pictures from the film at cinema.de
- The happy vineyard at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , pp. 254 f.
- ↑ Lexicon of International Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 1143.