The maid of Heiligenblut

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Movie
Original title The maid of Heiligenblut
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1956
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Alfred Lehner
script Alfred Lehner
Kurt Eigl
production Hans Engel
for Zenith-Filmproduktion Lehner & Co., Vienna
music Frank Filip
camera Rudolf Sandtner
Sepp Ketterer
cut Margarete Egle
occupation

Die Magd von Heiligenblut is an Austrian homeland film by Alfred Lehner from 1956 . Alice Graf is cast in the title role of the maid Maria, the other leading roles are played by Erich Auer , Inge Konradi , Lucie Englisch and Hermann Thimig .

action

In the small Alpine village of Heiligenblut, the landowners Hochkogler and Steinkogler plan to combine their estates by marrying their children. However, the young Toni Hochkogler loves the maid Maria. She is a poor orphan because her parents were killed in a bombing raid in the Rhineland during World War II . She grew up with her aunt Barbara, who works as a housekeeper for the pastor of Heiligenblut. As a young maid, she now helps the older housekeeper Vroni on the Hochkogel. The Steinkogler's daughter, Annerl, also has other plans. The self-confident woman has fallen in love with the carver Andreas and is not thinking of marrying Toni. Both fathers still want to enforce the marriage.

During a thunderstorm, Toni and Maria save themselves in an alpine hut and spend the night together. The old Hochkogler is horrified and believes that Maria is only after Toni's money. Toni in turn wants to tell his father that he will marry Maria, but stops when his father has a seizure. In this situation, the father asks Toni to visit the Steinkogel farm and at least see Annerl as a possible bride. Out of consideration for the father's health, Toni gives in. When he left, old Hochkogler threw Maria out. Toni and Annerl meanwhile speak out and assure each other that they are not interested in any marriage. The old Steinkogler interprets the agreement in his own way and has the priest order the bids. Because Annerl also gave Toni a kiss in relief, Andreas now believes that they are both a couple and turns away from Annerl. Just as Maria arrives at the rectory after her resignation, the ordered list is posted. The pastor and Barbara decide to give Maria to the elderly bachelor Lenz's mill, where she is supposed to work as a maid.

She is welcomed at Müller Lenz and settles in at home. She leaves a marriage proposal from Lenz unanswered. After two months she receives a visit from Toni, who she accuses of betraying her when, instead of announcing her marriage, he preferred to visit Annerl, according to the father's wishes. When she threw Toni out, she passed out. She suspects she is pregnant and receives the address of a doctor in town from Kräuter-Vetti. Here she gives birth to her child. Shortly after the birth of their son Anton, Barbara and the pastor visit her. Both learned of the fate of Mary from herbal Vetti. They put Maria back in with Lenz as a maid and take the child with them. Vroni, who knows from Vetti that Toni is the child's father, offers herself as a wet nurse and receives the child for care. The old Hochkogler has since passed away, and Toni and Annerl's forced marriage could not be concluded due to the six-month mourning period. However, the six months are almost over and the pastor, despite his own concerns, is forced to get married, as it was the last and therefore “holy” wish of the dying Hochkogler. However, the Steinkogler learns that a child lives in Toni's house, believes it is Tonis, and therefore resolves the contingent.

Annerl and Andreas reconcile at the big village festival. Toni, who has taken the baby in his heart, meets Maria and confesses his love to her. He also tells her that a child from unknown parents lives with him and that he wants to bring it into marriage. Only now does Mary reveal to him that it is their child. They leave together with the child in their arms.

production

Heiligenblut, a location for the film

The maid of Heiligenblut was filmed in Heiligenblut am Großglockner and in Virgen in East Tyrol. The interior shots were taken in the Wien-Film studio in Sievering .

Walter Lechner and the Vienna Boys' Choir sing in the film . The buildings are by Nino Borghi , the costumes were created by Ella Bei and Lambert Hofer . Inge Konradi and Erich Auer , who play Annerl and Toni in the film, were engaged at the Burgtheater at the time of shooting. With Hermann and Helene Thimig , a sibling pair was engaged for the film. For Helene Thimig, this was the last film role of her career. The actors of the old fathers, Eduard Köck and Leopold Esterle , were members of the Exl-Bühne ensemble for many years .

publication

The film had its premiere on December 21, 1956 in Nuremberg . It was published in the USA in 1957.

On October 19, 2018, Alive released the film as part of the "Jewels of Film History" series on DVD.

criticism

“Simpler Heimatfilm”, stated the film service . Cinema rhymed: “Even if it seems like satire, the story is absolutely serious! Conclusion: Heartbreak for Heimatfilm fans ”. Gertraud Steiner found that the cost of the film was disproportionate to the trivial plot.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Die Magd von Heiligenblut Fig. DVD case “Jewels of Film History” (in the picture: Alice Graf, Erich Auer)
  2. ↑ The maid of Heiligenblut. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ Die Magd von Heiligenblut See cinema.de, accessed on September 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Gertraud Steiner: Die Heimat-Macher. Cinema in Austria 1946–1966 . Publishing house for social criticism, Vienna 1987, p. 185.