The Carmen of St. Pauli
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| Original title | The Carmen of St. Pauli |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1928 |
| length | 96 minutes |
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| Director | Erich Waschneck |
| script | Erich Waschneck, Bobby E. Lüthge |
| production | Alfred Zeisler |
| camera | Friedl Behn-Grund |
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The Carmen von St. Pauli is a German silent film from 1928 by Erich Waschneck with Jenny Jugo in the title role and Willy Fritsch as her beau. Jugo's later husband Friedrich Benfer and his wife appeared in front of the film camera for the first time.
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The Carmen von St. Pauli, that's Jenny Hummel, a girl with bad company, who swings her legs as a dancer in a dim harbor bar on the Hamburg amusement mile and is supposed not only to pull the money out of the men’s pockets, but also to get the money right twisted his head. At the same time, she supports a sinister gang of smugglers, the "harbor rats", on their nightly raids in the port of Hamburg. One night, while fleeing from the police, she had to hide on one of the boats and met Klaus Brandt, a decent boat mate on night watch. Klaus, otherwise a dutiful seaman, is beguiled by her beauty and does not betray her. The next day he meets Jenny again on his way to work, who then persuades him to come to her harbor pub during the night watch that follows. He doesn't yet know that she lives in a crook environment. The couple's night of love uses Jenny's gang of thugs without her knowledge to search and rob the unguarded boat. When Klaus returns to his boat, the police and his employer are already waiting for him. He is released.
Having fallen out of favor in this way, the embarrassed seaman wants to leave the country and is hired as a stoker on a cargo ship. But he can't forget Jenny. Immediately before sailing, he leaves the ship and looks for Jenny again in the harbor bar. From now on he lets himself become more and more involved in the dark business of the "harbor rats". Ultimately, he is accused of knocking down and killing a man, a rival for Jenny's favor. At the last moment the real culprit saves his neck and faces the police. Klaus goes through a purification and returns to his old decency. With Jenny, the "Carmen von St. Pauli", he wants to leave this ominous place and begin a new, common and above all decent life.
Production notes
The Carmen von St. Pauli was created in the spring of 1928 in the UFA film studios in Potsdam-Babelsberg and in Hamburg (outdoor shots). The film was 2308 meters long, divided into six acts. After the first censorship bill, which ended with a ban due to scenes that were perceived as sexually offensive, the strip was finally banned from young people on August 2, 1928, otherwise admitted. The premiere took place on October 10, 1928 in Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo , and on October 26 of the same year the film was also shown in Austria under the title Stranded .
Alfred Junge designed the film structures.
Reviews
“[Jenny Jugo] has the greatest success of her career. Even where the evil German censor cuts a few important transitions from her role: her aura is effective; as a cabin boy, as a slut, as a loving woman with always appealing nuances. She masters body play and brings the erotic temptations to the film. She knows her effects, from hair gels to toe stubs and you believe this Carmen that she is dangerous to tough sailors. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The simple, uncomplicated subject is of moderate interest without triggering a stronger effect, which is due to the not particularly originally drawn milieu. The presentation is consistently satisfactory, Fritsch plays very well, the Jugo looks good. The direction would have gained through greater rigidity, the photography is accordingly. "
“Star cinema against the background of an authentic world of work: Using numerous port views, Die Carmen von St. Pauli implements the mythical nimbus of a 'pirate Jenny' in a supposed everyday scene. Travels along the edge of the harbor give the film an almost neorealistic feel. The story of the light girl among the heavy boys lives, of course, from the romanticism that the film pretends to expose as 'made' with a view to Hamburg's famous entertainment district. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stranded (Die Carmen von St. Pauli) in Paimann's film lists ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- The Carmen of St. Pauli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Carmen von St. Pauli at filmportal.de
- The Carmen von St. Pauli on berlinale.de