You're Marvellous
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | You're Marvellous |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Martin |
| script |
Ladislas Fodor , Heinz Oskar Wuttig , Paul Martin |
| production | Artur Brauner |
| music | Werner Müller |
| camera | Richard fear |
| cut | Jutta Hering |
| occupation | |
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You are wonderful is a German revue film by Paul Martin from 1959. Caterina Valente and Rudolf Prack are cast in the leading roles, Dietmar Schönherr , Helen Vita , Rudolf Vogel and Silvio Francesco in leading roles.
action
Caterina, a simple seamstress, met the German seaman Willi Schultz in a French port city. But the romance is only for a short time, because the young man has to set sail again. However, he promises Caterina to return in three months at the latest and to lead her to the port of marriage. Caterina longs for the attractive young man. But he's not coming back. Caterina then makes her way to Hamburg to the address that Willi gave her. There she meets the captain Chris Behrens, from whom she hopes for help in her search. But Behrens thinks that he sees no way to intervene to help.
In order to stay afloat, especially since a crook stole all of the money she took with her, Caterina works as a singer in a band. There is still no trace of Willi. When Chris Behrens sees Caterina at one of her performances, he falls in love with her and is now ready to start looking for Willi Schultz together with the young woman, but without really wanting to find him. Rather, it's a good opportunity for him to be near Caterina.
When it turns out that a friend of Behrens has introduced himself to Caterina under the name Willi Schultz, Behrens sends the supposed rival, who has just returned from a trip, on a long journey again. Behren's previous friend Helen, however, ordered him back on behalf of the captain so that he could take part in the big sailors' ball. When "Willi" sees Caterina singing and dancing on stage, he is once again on fire and immediately gets a large bouquet of red roses. Meanwhile, Caterina is sitting at Behrens' table, who is just about to tell her his feelings. When she is presented with a large bouquet of roses, she thinks for a moment that it is from Behrens. But then "Willi" joins them and reminds them of the time spent together and the promise they made. However, Caterina means to him that she does not know him and that she has found the man she was looking for, her dream man, in the meantime, with her gaze searching for Behrens.
production
Production notes
It is a CCC color film distributed by Gloria, world sales Omnia, production company: CCC-Film GmbH (Berlin), production manager Horst Wendlandt . The working title of the film was No Child of Sadness . Helmut Nentwig and Karl Weber were responsible for the film construction. The shooting, which took place in the northern Italian city of La Spezia and the surrounding area and in the CCC Studios Berlin-Spandau, began in August and ended in September 1959.
The RIAS dance orchestra will play under the direction of Werner Müller. Alongside Caterina Valente and Silvio Francesco, Hans J. Feindt , André Rascos, Gerard Nel, Jean Thomé , Sylvester Campdell, the Sunnies and the Cornell Trio dance and sing . The choreography was by Jack Carter.
The film includes the following titles:
- I look at the sky , slow rock, sung by Caterina Valente
- I know everything about you , Cha-Cha Rock, sung by Caterina Valente
- Qui-Qui-Oui-Oui , Bounce (Swing) , sung by Silvio Francesco
- Don't go by , Shuffle, sung by Silvio Francesco
- It was in Portugal in May , Jimmy, you , Sweet-Sweetheart , Bongo Cha Cha Cha , sung by Caterina Valente and her brother Silvio Francesco
- excerpts from the large parade of famous people
- Mantovani Waltz Evergreens
- Special cocktail from the Edmundo Ros Club
- Werner Müller plays instrumental hits
Caterina Valente and Rudolf Prack had previously worked together in the films Ball im Savoy (1955) and The Simple Girl (1957). 3sat showed the film on the Day of German Unity as part of the “FrauenBilder” series, in which the broadcaster dealt with German images of women in films from the 1950s to the present day for 24 hours.
Examination, publication
After the film had been subjected to an FSK test on October 5, 1959 under the number 20732 and approved for those aged six and over, it was premiered on October 16, 1959 in the Ufa-Palast in Essen. In Finland it was published on May 20, 1960 under the title Sano se sävelin , in Sweden on July 27, 1962 under the title Du är underbar . It was also published in Greece under the title Ena fili, ena tragoudi, enas horos and in Romania under the title Tu esti minunată .
The film is part of Universum Film's DVD Wirtschaftwunder collection no. 1 with three films with Caterina Valente. On October 16, 2006, UFA Home Entertainment released it as a single film on DVD. Universum Film GmbH released the film again on DVD on October 6, 2017, together with two other films by Caterina Valente under the motto "Memories of Caterina Valente".
criticism
For the lexicon of international film , the film presented itself as: "An audience-friendly musical comedy."
Kino.de said: “Heartbreak and music, carried by the cheerful Caterina Valente” and went on: “When the farmer comes into town, he either falls over or stands on ... Caterina Valente sings and dances herself according to this thoroughly subtle truism as a young, naive French woman in the arms of Rudolf Prack, who after a few moments of doubt proves to be the most reliable man for life. "
On the ARD side it was stated: "In the musical revue film 'You are wonderful' in the style of the 1950s, Caterina Valente and her prominent colleagues show a feeling for rhythm and comedic talent."
Web links
- You are wonderful in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- You are wonderful at filmportal.de
- You're wonderful Fig. Film poster at postertreasures.com and another film poster Fig. On the ccc-film.im-netz.de page
- You are wonderful see page ccc-film.im-netz.de
- You are wonderful Fig. Cover Illustrierte Film-Bühne No. 05000 (in the picture: Caterina Valente, Dietmar Schönherr)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Caterina Valente - Silvio Francesco - You are wonderful see page discogs.com
- ↑ a b You are wonderful see page programm.ard.de. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ↑ Tu esti minunată Fig. Romanian film poster
- ↑ Caterina Valente Collection Fig. DVD case Wirtschaftswunder Kino
- ↑ Memories of Caterina Valente Fig. DVD case: You are music, here I am - here I stay, you are wonderful
- ↑ You are wonderful. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 30, 2019 .
- ↑ You are wonderful see page kino.de. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
