Once on the Rhine
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Once on the Rhine |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Helmut Weiss |
| script |
Richard Billinger Werner Eplinius |
| production | Trianon-Film KG, Munich |
| music | Harald Boehmelt |
| camera | Erich Claunigk |
| cut | Friedel Buckow-Schier |
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Once on the Rhine is a German fiction film in black and white by director Helmut Weiss from 1952. The main roles were cast with Paul Henckels , Maria Paudler and Albert Florath . Richard Billinger and Werner Eplinius wrote the script . In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released for the first time on October 2, 1952.
action
The widower Damian Bacchus has three pretty daughters: Trautchen, Billa and Grietchen. The four of them run a small inn on the banks of the Rhine. But Damian is no longer satisfied with that. He has made it his mind to buy the much better known and larger restaurant "Rheinschlösschen", which was once owned by the Bacchus' family. After the purchase works out, the family faces a difficult financial situation.
Damian's daughters are engaged: Trautchen with the cook Paul, Billa with the cooper Mathes and Grietchen with the waiter Jupp. All couples would like to get married soon; but father Bacchus wants to postpone the marriages for as long as possible, because he believes that three single girls would give his restaurant more appeal than three young wives. Once the "Rheinschlösschen" is free of debt, he has no more objections. When the three admirers find out, they get angry and avoid the inn in protest.
The elegant "Grand Hotel" is enthroned on the opposite side of the Rhine. Its owner, Elvira Claer, is a feisty lady who fell in love with Damian Bacchus at a young age. She has not overcome the fact that he later turned away from her and led someone to the altar. That is why she has late feelings of revenge and now wants to chase the "Rheinschlösschen" away from Damian. In doing so, she cleverly takes advantage of the women of the small town on the Rhine, because they don't like to see their husbands drinking in the “Rheinschlösschen” every evening. So it happens that the female sex under Elvira's direction imposes a boycott on Bacchus' bar.
At the height of the war between the sexes, the oldest daughter of the innkeeper succeeds in reconciling the hotel owner with her father. This event is celebrated with a lavish party full of happy exuberance. While singing the song "once on the Rhine ..." all couples fall in love in each other's arms.
additions
The film was produced in the Wiesbaden studio. The outdoor shots were made in Rüdesheim , Aßmannshausen and Eltville . The setting for the "Rheinschlösschen" was the restaurant in the fairy tale grove of Niederheimbach .
The music comes from Harald Böhmelt , who was also the musical director. The film features numerous Rhenish songs by Willi Ostermann , which Böhmelt edited for the film. The buildings were designed by the film architect Rudolf Pfenninger . Trude Ulrich contributed the costumes, Willi Richter-Constantin and Oskar Marion acted as production managers.
criticism
The lexicon of international films comes to the following conclusion: “Everyday, mostly happy experiences of a Rhenish innkeeper family. Cozy homeland film, emphasizes folk, but not very original. "
source
Program for the film: The new film program , published by the publishing house of the same name in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, without a number
Web links
- Once on the Rhine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Once on the Rhine at filmportal.de
- A few pictures of the film at cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 250
- ^ Village chronicle Niederheimbach Heinz Scheibe, Niederheimbach 2008
- ↑ Lexicon of International Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 817