You are the world to me
| Movie | |
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| Original title | You are the world to me |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Ernst Marischka |
| script | Ernst Marischka |
| production | Erma-Film GmbH, Vienna (Ernst Marischka) |
| music | Anton Profes |
| camera | Sepp Ketterer |
| cut | Henriette Tauschinsky |
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You are the world for me is an Austrian fictional film by Ernst Marischka from 1953 in black and white. He treats the artistic development of the Austrian singer Richard Tauber and his love affair with a dancervery freely. The leading roles are cast with Rudolf Schock and Annemarie Düringer . The script comes from the director. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was shown for the first time on October 15, 1953 in Frankfurt am Main.
action
Professor Beines accompanies his most talented student, the tenor Richard Tauber, to the opera house for a rehearsal. Richard is particularly delighted with the ballet dancers. He soon became friends with the lovely Christine. All listeners are enthusiastic about his vocal rehearsal. Director Stapler would like to offer the young man a role, but currently does not need any further tenor. But because he really wanted to tie him to his house, he hired him as Kapellmeister.
Richard is often a guest in Christine's apartment, which she shares with her little brother. Both have been orphans for years. All three, however, share a love for music, so that a lot of music is played in the apartment. Christine is overjoyed when Richard asks for her hand. However, she rejects his marriage proposal because she fears that it will burden him in his artistic development.
One day the Italian impresario Galipoli obliges the entire opera company to tour Italy. When the tenor Tino broke a leg shortly before the premiere , Richard jumped in for him. The performance becomes a triumphant success. Galipoli's promises, however, turn out to be a bubble when the troop is in Venice. The young people don't let that get them down. They quickly organize an open-air opera performance. Richard is so well received by the Italian audience that he will soon be able to shine at La Scala in Milan . Guest performances at the opera houses in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Vienna follow.
In the meantime, Christine is suffering from the separation from her boyfriend back home. To make matters worse, she overworked herself with the ballet and now has to stay in bed. After long journeys, Richard returns to her to ask for her hand a second time. Christine's joy at seeing her again is too great for her weak heart. While Richard sings the " Ave Maria " by Bach / Gounod for her, she breathes out her life.
music
The soundtrack comes from Anton Profes . He used numerous well-known songs and arias, for example:
- the theme song You are the world for me by Richard Tauber,
- O girl, my girl from the Singspiel Friederike by Franz Lehár ,
- My songs plead softly , a composition by Franz Schubert ,
- Yours is my whole heart from the operetta The Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár,
- It must be something wonderful from the Singspiel Im white horse by Ralph Benatzky and
- I was happy to kiss the women from Paganini by Franz Lehár.
Members of the Wiener Symphoniker will play under the direction of Wilhelm Schüchter .
additions
The film was shot in the Erma-Film studios in Vienna as well as in Vienna and Venice. The buildings were created by the film architects and production designers Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff and Alexander Sawczynski . Gerdago and Leo Bei designed the costumes. Karl Ehrlich was the production manager.
Awards
The FBL awarded the film the title valuable .
criticism
The lexicon of international films does not think much of the film : "A sentimental and banal artist biography with the singer Rudolf Schock in the lead role, who has at least a lot to offer musically in various singing parts." The Protestant film observer comes to a similar assessment: " A sometimes quite maudlin conversation with beautiful voices. ”The Wiesbaden Film Evaluation Board gave the film the title“ Valuable ”.
source
Program for the film: The New Film Program , published by H. Klemmer & Co., Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, without a number
Web links
- You are the world to me in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- You are the world for me at filmportal.de
- A few pictures from the film at cinema.de