The walls of Malapaga

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Movie
German title The walls of Malapaga
stay in Genoa (GDR title)
Original title Le mura di Malapaga
Country of production Italy , France
original language Italian , French
Publishing year 1949
length 87 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director René Clément
script Jean Aurenche
Pierre Bost
production Alfredo Guarini
music Roman Vlad
camera Louis Page
cut Mario Serandrei
occupation

The walls of Malapaga is a film by the French director René Clément from 1949. It was made in a Franco-Italian co-production by Francinex and Italia Produzione. The film was produced by Alfredo Guarini based on a script by Cesare Zavattini , Suso Cecchi D'Amico and Alfredo Guarini. In the GDR it was published under the title Residence in Genoa .

action

Pierre Arrignon is on the run with a boat because he is wanted in France for manslaughter of his lover. He succeeds in sneaking in as a stowaway on a freighter, which, however, is not on its way to South America, as he hopes, but docks in Genoa. A young girl helps him find a doctor. A little later he meets her mother Marta. Marta takes him home with her, the two fall in love and the young girl reacts with jealousy. In the meantime the Italian police are on him and are setting a trap.

German version

In the German dubbed version, mother and daughter are not Marta and Cecchina, but Malin and Janine.

criticism

“The neo-Jewish film, staged with great empathy, lets the couple Gabin / Miranda play far from their templates. The inner tension of the book has been implemented successfully. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and both Clément and Miranda won awards at the 1949 Cannes Festival for Best Director and Best Actress.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The walls of Malapaga. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used