The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner
| Movie | |
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| German title | The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner |
| Original title | The gateway to paradise |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Josef von Báky |
| script | Erna Fentsch |
| production | Franz Tapper for Bavaria Filmkunst GmbH (Munich-Geiselgasteig) |
| music | Alois Melichar |
| camera | Hans Schneeberger |
| cut | Wolfgang Becker |
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The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner is a German tragic comedy by the Hungarian director Josef von Báky from 1949. The literary film adaptation is based on the novel Motive from a novella by the writer Franz von Kobell and on the play The Brandner Kaspar looks into paradise by Joseph Maria Lutz . In the main role , Carl Wery embodies the staunch and defensive Kaspar Brandner, the role of death is impressively portrayed by Paul Hörbiger . In northern Germany, the film was entitled Das Tor zum Paradies .
action
Kaspar Brandner is a man of stature who would never dream of dying. Although he has already reached the old age of 70, he feels extremely vital. To his surprise, however, death (Boandlkramer) comes to him on the evening of his 70th birthday to “pick him up”.
Kaspar Brandner succeeds in persuading death, after a glass of raspberry spirit, to keep him alive for another year. As a result, Kaspar Brandner's skilfully conducted negotiations persuade death time and again to let him live for another year over and over again. In this way he succeeds in postponing his death by a total of 20 years.
However, when the deal between Kaspar from Brandner and Boandlkramer comes to light, Peter is confronted with death in the form of force majeure. In the questioning, Death admits to having played the game with Kaspar Brandner. But now it's over: The Boandlkramer has one day to sort things out.
Production notes
The film was shot in the Munich-Geiselgasteig studio and in a valley in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden . Rudolf Pfenninger and Fritz Maurischat were responsible for the film construction. Walter Rühland and Werner Pohl set the tone.
The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner premiered on December 21, 1949 in Munich .
Reviews
The lexicon of international films certifies that the film is a "contemplative, whimsical combination of swank, legend and folk tale, imaginatively staged and impressively equipped".
Web links
- The strange story of Brandner Kaspar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner at Moviepilot
See also
- The Brandner Kaspar , a literary figure from a story by Franz von Kobell
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 78
- ^ The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved September 3, 2015 .
- ^ The strange story of Kaspar from Brandner. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .