The dairy in vehicle joy (film)

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Movie
Original title The dairy in Vehfreude
Country of production Switzerland
original language Bern German
Publishing year 1958
length 101 minutes
Rod
Director Franz Schnyder
script Richard Schweizer
Franz Schnyder
production Franz Schnyder
music Robert Blum
camera Constantine Cheet
cut René Martinet
occupation

The cheese factory in Vehfreude is a film by the Swiss director Franz Schnyder from 1958 . It is a film adaptation of the 1850 novel of the same name by Jeremias Gotthelf . In Germany the film is also known as "Annelie vom Berghof", "Oh, these women" and "Wildwest im Emmenthal".

action

In contrast to the neighboring villages, the fictional village of Vehfreude in the Emmental does not have a cheese dairy. In order to be able to keep up economically, the citizens build a cheese dairy instead of the required school. The Council of Men has decided, but the majority of women are skeptical. In fact, strict care is taken to ensure that all milk is made available to the cooperative; it is almost impossible to take it for personal use, and in individual cases the cup that has been secretly skimmed off is even torn out of the hand.

The economic expectations of the cheese are high, with up to 50 francs for a hundred pounds being achieved in neighboring communities. Unfortunately, almost all farmers come up with the idea of ​​adding water to the milk. The cheeses are mostly inferior: they contain too much air. The cheese substance itself is nevertheless of good quality. One of the farmers closes a crooked deal with a middleman: he wants to buy each loaf for 41 francs, but resells the cheese for 50, and they want to share the profit. To alleviate the economic misery, however, the Ammann, community council and head of the cooperative, had agreed to sell to the cheese prince for 44. This leads to a dispute between the comrades - in which the middleman ultimately emerges as the winner. By chance, Felix Ammann overhears a conversation between the traitorous comrade and the middleman, and takes on the comrades. The scene ends in a real carnival brawl.

Felix, Ammann's son, has already been promised to someone else, at least that's how his parents see it. He himself, however, has other intentions: His heart finally heard Aennili, a Verdingkind , who lives with her sister. She shares the feelings, as Felix saved her from a wild group of teasing schoolboys who mocked her as witches, regardless of the person. But she is very buttoned up because she knows about the "engagement" with the other. She also cuts other women with disapproval, and in order to master her supposed magical powers, one of the women tries to counter-magic. But she is surprised by a neighbor who suddenly appears disguised as a Beelzebub, whereupon she plunges into the manure in shock and in this state of fear takes refuge in the bedroom in the clean bed.

But the disapproval of Aennili increases: Anonymous letters are written: Aennili receives one of them, and he incorrectly states that Felix has a child with his wife, she is already in her fifth month. The other is given to the Ammann, with the false content that Felix has a relationship with Aennili, which would have seriously damaged the Ammann's class and reputation. To make matters worse, Felix falls asleep during the Sunday service, dreams of Aennili and calls out in the quiet of prayer: “Aennili, kiss me!” The scandal is perfect. But Felix clears up his father, hunts down to Aennili, who wants to leave the valley out of shame and shame, and at the last moment there is a happy ending.

criticism

«A film adaptation of a novel by Jeremias Gotthelf, which in some respects weakens the primal power of the spiritual poet, but effectively denounces the human desire for profit; excellently played, with exceptional performance. "

production

The film is a production by Schnyder's own production company Neue Film AG and cost one million Swiss francs . It was based on a script by Richard Schweizer and Franz Schnyder. It was shot from July to September 1958 in the “Chicorée-Halle” in Alchenflüh , as well as in various locations in the Emmental . The first performance was on December 22, 1958 in Burgdorf .

For the main role of Änneli, Schnyder hired Annemarie Düringer, who was less known in Switzerland at the time . For Franz Matter in the role of Felix it was the first film engagement. Other leading roles were given to national stars such as Heinrich Gretler , Margrit Rainer , Ruedi Walter , Emil Hegetschweiler , Max Haufler and Margrit Winter .

The music was composed by Robert Blum , with Konstantin Tschet in charge of the camera .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. aeppli.ch : Filmography Franz Schnyder (1910-1993), a database by Felix Aeppli, accessed 2 May 2010
  2. The dairy in Vehfreude. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 26, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. Ingrid Bigler-Marschall: Matter, Franz. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz ., Accessed on May 2, 2014
  4. The dairy in the vehicle joy : The dairy in the vehicle joy on the homepage of the Swiss television , accessed on May 1, 2010