Mrs. Holle (1985)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mother Hulda |
| Original title | Perinbaba |
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| Country of production |
Czechoslovakia FR Germany Austria |
| original language | Slovak |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without age restriction |
| Rod | |
| Director | Juraj Jakubisko |
| script |
Ľubomír Feldek Juraj Jakubisko |
| production | Paul Altmayer |
| music | Petr Hapka |
| camera | Jozef "Dodo" Šimončič |
| cut | Patrik Pass |
| occupation | |
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Frau Holle (Original Perinbaba ) is a Czechoslovak- German-Austrian fairy tale film that was made in 1984/1985 under the direction of Juraj Jakubisko using motifs from the fairy tale Frau Holle by the Brothers Grimm . The title role is played by Giulietta Masina . The film premiered on October 1, 1985 in Czechoslovakia; the German premiere took place on October 24, 1985.
The sequel to Perinbaba , entitled Perinbaba: A Dva svety, will hit Czech cinemas on November 26, 2020.
action
A traveling circus moves through a snow-covered landscape when suddenly an avalanche buries the jugglers with their cars and animals. Once again, Mrs. Hippe, a female version of the Grim Reaper, brought death to many people. This time, however, her plan didn't quite work out: Little Jakob escaped the masses of snow. Frau Holle, who pursues the misfortune, saves him and takes him into her magical world above the clouds. There she lets him in on the secrets of making weather. Jacob learns so quickly that he soon has snow falling in the Sahara and roses blooming in the eternal ice. One day, when the boy looks into Frau Holle's crystal ball, little Elisabeth awakens his interest on earth. When the girl's mother dies, Jakob makes his way to earth to help his little friend.
While Jakob falls in love with Elisabeth, her stepsister Dora has an eye on Jakob. Together with her mother, she forges a plot. Instead of sugar, they sprinkle a cake that Elisabeth baked for Jakob with sleeping powder. Elisabeth is thrown into a well and her clothes are pushed under Jacob. While Elisabeth is being saved from Frau Hippe by Frau Holle, Jakob is accused of murder. Elisabeth's father, as a judge, condemns Jacob to death, but grants a pardon in the event that a virgin marries the convicted person. Dora takes the opportunity to offer herself as a bride. Before the wedding, Jakob flees to the traveling circus, where he meets Mrs. Hippe. She lies to him about Elisabeth's fate. Convinced that his loved one is dead, Jakob also wants to die and surrenders. When he has the rope around his neck, Mrs. Holle releases Elisabeth, who uses Mrs. Holle's duvet cover as a balloon and floats down to the earth. Jakob is released and marries Elisabeth, while the stepmother and sister, who had previously plundered the community treasury, are caught in a balloon by Mrs. Hippe on their escape.
occupation
The Italian actress Giulietta Masina was won for the title role, who only accepted a few film roles at this stage of her career.
The young German actor Tobias Hoesl took on the role of Jakob . The Slovak Petra Vančíková appears as Elisabeth .
Locations
Outdoor shots were taken at the Lomnicky Peak in the High Tatras , at Súľov Castle , in the museum of the Slovak village in Martin , in the Moravian Rosenau and in the Orava .
production
In addition to the Slovak film studios in Koliba and the feature film studio Bratislava, the company Omnia Film from Munich was involved in the Czechoslovak-West German co-production .
In addition to ZDF, the clients were ORF and RAI .
Synchronized versions
In addition to the original Slovak version, two German synchronizations and an Italian version created for RAI, there are other synchronized versions in English and Spanish. The latter was created for Argentina under the title La dama de las nieves .
German synchronization
| actor | role | German speaker (FRG) | German speaker (GDR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giulietta Masina | Mother Hulda | Tilly Lauenstein | Evamaria Bath |
| Petra Vančíková | Elisabeth | Sabine Plessner | Ulrike Mai |
| Tobias Hoesl | Jacob | Ekkehardt Belle | Bernd Schramm |
| Soňa Valentová | Stepmother | Viktoria Brams | |
| Pavol Mikulík | Elisabeth's father | Niels Clausnitzer | |
| Karel Effa | Principal | Christian Marshal | |
| Valerie Kaplanová | Mrs. Hippe | Maria Landrock |
When ZDF broadcast Frau Holle as a two-parter on the Christmas holidays in 1987 , Fred Maire was also heard as the narrator.
criticism
“The story of Ms. Holle, who not only controls the weather and the seasons, but also the fortunes of loved ones and ensures greater justice. The film varies the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm very freely and lavishly decorates it with motifs from Slavic folk tales. Despite the occasional overload of motifs and a few arts and crafts moments, the overall result was an imaginative and atmospheric fairy tale adventure for children and adults that provides insights into basic human issues. "
Cinema found: "Simple, but poetic."
Web links
- Frau Holle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Frau Holle in the online film database
- Frau Holle Filmfotos at cinema.de
- Ms. Holle film photos at ČSFD.cz
- Ms. Holle various photos at fdb.cz
Individual evidence
- ↑ A comprehensive analysis of this fairytale film, Perinbaba / Frau Holle , in its complex symbolic imagery is provided by Fabienne Liptay in her trend-setting book Wunderwelten. Pp. 312-335; Fabienne Liptay: Wonder Worlds - Fairy Tales in Film ; Michael Itschert, Gardez! Verlag, Remscheid 2004, ISBN 3-89796-041-9 .
- ↑ PERINBABA A DVA SVETY. Retrieved May 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Mrs. Holle. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Mrs. Holle. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Ms. Holle - broadcast dates. fernsehserien.de, accessed on December 17, 2011 .
- ^ Ms. Holle criticism at zweiausendeins.de
- ↑ Frau Holle at cinema.de, accessed on December 6, 2014.