The best day of my life

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Movie
Original title The best day of my life
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1957
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Max Neufeld
script Max Neufeld
Karl Head
production Eduard Hoesch
music Heinz Neubrand
camera Václav Vich
cut Herma Diethelm
occupation

The most beautiful day of my life is an Austrian melodrama from 1957 directed by Max Neufeld . The leading roles are occupied by Paul Hörbiger , Ellinor Jensen , Michael Ande and Paul Bösiger .

The script is based on an idea by the then 70-year-old Max Neufeld , for whom The Most Beautiful Day of My Life was to be his last film.

action

The orphan boy Toni Ferency, who came to Austria with refugees from Hungary , missed his bus to continue his journey and was taken in by the former Danube captain Blümel together with his dog Flocki, whom Toni is very fond of. The old man has a little house in the Wachau . Toni and Blümel get on very well and do a lot together. When Blümel and Toni visited the church in Dürnstein and heard the singing of the Vienna Boys' Choir , who were singing High Mass , the boy was deeply impressed by their singing. He talks to his foster father about the singing boys and learns that they are world famous. It occurred to Blümel that Toni would be suitable for the Boys 'Choir and so he decided to travel with the boy to Vienna to introduce him to the Boys' Choir.

After Blümel is harshly turned away by the porter of the home of the Vienna Boys' Choir, he gets into a conversation with what he thinks is a gardener, who turns out to be the director of the house and ensures that Toni can audition. He passed the exam with Kapellmeister Schmidt with flying colors and was accepted into the Boys' Choir. Saying goodbye to each other is very difficult for both the old man and Toni. It is Sister Maria who helps Toni overcome the first pain of separation. Toni gradually sees something like his mother in Maria and the young sister also takes special care of the orphan.

The Vienna Boys' Choir spend the summer, like almost every year, in their holiday home in Hinterbichl in East Tyrol . Her planned American tour should also be prepared there. Sister Maria and Kapellmeister Schmidt are connected by a beginning love. Schmidt has composed a symphony and hopes to be successful with it - also to then ask Maria for her hand.

When 1000 Schillings disappear from Sister Maria's room, Toni is suspected of having been observed by a comrade as he got into Maria's room during the night. He had put a bouquet of edelweiss he had picked herself on Maria's desk. The boy who blackened him had lost his solo role as "Jugend" from Raimund's Der Bauer als Millionär to Toni. When Toni is asked about this and he is told that only he or sister Maria could have taken the money, he stands protectively in front of Maria, whom he loves as if she were his mother, and confesses the deed.

When his foster father Blümel penetrates him, who doesn't believe in Toni's guilt, the boy no longer knows what to do and runs away - and falls into a rocky canyon. Toni is seriously injured and is struggling with death. In the meantime, the 1000 schillings that got caught between notes have also found themselves again. Toni will be completely healthy again and of course will be accepted back into the lap of the choir boys. The boys' choir embarks on its American tour. Toni will sing the solo parts.

production

Production notes

The production company was Donau-Film, Vienna. The production line was Eduard Hoesch held next to the total line. The musical direction was with Hans Totzauer, the lyrics were written by Felix Horst. Walter Schmiedl was responsible for the buildings. Ernst Hofbauer assisted the director. Grete and Fritz Jelinek worked on the mask.

Music in the film

  • A day full of sunshine , sung by Michael Ande and Josef Egger
  • Mei Mutterl wa a Viennese from Ludwig Gruber

The following songs are performed by the Vienna Boys' Choir :

The Danube Film Orchestra under the direction of Hans Totzauer always plays.

publication

After the film was approved in an FSK test from the age of 6 with the addition “no public holidays”, it was first shown on September 27, 1957 in the Europa-Palast in Frankfurt am Main . On May 12, 1958, the film ran in Madrid under the title El día más feliz de mi vida , on April 20, 1959 in Denmark under Den dejligste dag i with liv and on June 5, 1959 in Finland under Elämäni ihanin päivä . It was also shown in France under the title Le plus beau jour de ma vie and in Greece under I oraioteri mera tis zois mou and on Belgian television under the title De schoonste dag van mijn leven .

criticism

The criticism from Cinema was not very friendly with the conclusion: "You should get the cane out."

Even the lexicon of international films could not win much from the film and wrote: "A lying touching piece with some beautiful nature shots that uses the refugee problem as a hook for many songs by the choir boys."

Cinefacts, on the other hand, judged: "A heart-touching film against a contemporary background."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The best day of my life ... is for the orphan boy Toni (Michael Ande) the admission as a choir boy. at cinema.de, accessed on November 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ The best day of my life. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ The most beautiful day of my life at cinefacts.de, accessed on November 8, 2015.