Made to measure woman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Made to measure woman |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Helmut Käutner |
| script | Helmut Käutner based on the play of the same name by Eberhard Foerster |
| production | Hans Tost |
| music | Norbert Schultze |
| camera | Walter Pindter |
| cut | Wolfgang Wehrum |
| occupation | |
| |
Made-to-measure woman is a love comedy by Helmut Käutner that was made at the end of 1939 . Leny Marenbach and Hans Söhnker play the leading roles .
action
Theater director Christian Bauer is very committed to his job, but after his work is done he doesn't want to know anything about it when he comes home and just enjoy his peace and quiet. He is therefore very happy that he has not only found a woman in Annemarie, his future wife, who not only seems to respect this wish, but also has absolutely nothing to do with the world of the stage. He thinks. How can Christian know that in truth Annemary's whole love is for the theater atmosphere and that she secretly trained as an actress in the hope of being cast in Christian's upcoming production. So nothing with children, kitchen and church, as Christian hopes, his bride-to-be makes clear to him on bachelorette party , of all things , whereupon both of them get into each other's hair and the wedding is called off the following day. Angry, Annemarie then drives to her aunt in the country, while Christian, annoyed, retreats into the pout for three weeks and does not contact her.
Both friends, the lawyer Dr. Paul Buchmann, thinks the behavior of the almost married couple who has been prevented is a bit silly and therefore suggests that Bauer go to Annemarie's company in the country so that the two can finally speak out. And so it happens. Once on site, however, Christian is delighted when he meets Annemary's twin sister Rosemarie, who corresponds exactly to his ideas of a domestic wife. How can he suspect that he is falling for Annemarie's acting skills, who pretends to be her own sister and has dressed up. Christian Bauer is blown away and proposes marriage to this "custom-made woman" after just a few days. Annemarie alias "Rosemarie" says yes, and the marriage takes place under completely wrong conditions. Rosemarie is nice and well-behaved, a domestic and courteous, caring being, but this simplicity soon gets on his nerves.
The couple is on their honeymoon when the theater management appears in the refuge: These are theater director Campe, his wife Hermine and house dramaturge Dr. Gardener. One tries to persuade Bauer to next bring out a play by an unknown author, which is entitled "Frau nach Maß". Christian has absolutely no desire to do this, especially since he and his ex Annemarie are supposed to play the main roles in it, and persistently refuses to even read the play. Then Annemarie announces herself at the vacation spot, whereupon “Rosemarie” leaves clandestinely. Annemarie appears accompanied by Paul, and the old fire between Christian and his almost-wife kindles again. By chance Christian overhears a conversation from which he understands that he has long been married to Annemarie and that Annemarie is none other than his "Rosemarie". Now he begins to be interested in the piece and notices that “Frau nach Maß” retells his and his wife's story. Annemarie does not yet know that her husband has seen through her game with the "twin sisters" and is still disappointed that Christian preferred the invented "Rosemarie" to her as his wife.
So she leaves again, Christian after her. The loyal “Rosemarie” awaits him again at home, and Christian makes it clear to her that he actually loves Annemarie more than Rosemarie. There is reconciliation. Both appear together in the play and have a great success. As an author, Paul Buchmann also bows to the audience, who lived out his love of writing here.
Production notes, publication
The shooting of Frau nach Maß began on November 7, 1939 in the Ufa town of Babelsberg and ended the following month. The premiere took place on March 23, 1940 in Heidelberg, the Berlin premiere took place on May 30, 1940 in the Capitol-Kino. The film was also released on June 14, 1940 under the title Une femme sur mesure in France, on May 12, 1941 under the title En Kone efter Ønske in Denmark, on June 15, 1941 under the title Mallivaimo in Finland and in 1943 under the title La donna dei miei sogni in Italy. It was performed in the German Democratic Republic on October 9, 1953. On August 17, 1970, it was broadcast by GDR television on DFF 1 .
This second cinema production by Käutner was produced with extremely modest means; the film cost only 559,000 Reichsmarks. Since he grossed 1,552,000 RM by January 1942, made- to-measure women can be viewed as a commercial success.
The film structures were made by Willi A. Herrmann , the art paintings were done by Willi Eplinius . Production group leader Hans Tost also took over the production and manufacturing management. Rudolf Jugert was Käutner's assistant director.
Behind the pseudonym Eberhard Foerster, the author of the stage play, hid the writer Erich Kästner , who had been banned from publication by the National Socialist rulers since 1933 .
Music track
The following pieces of music were played:
- You were more to me (vocals: Hilde Hildebrand)
- Made-to-measure woman (vocals: Hilde Hildebrand)
- Roses strewn on the path (vocals: Hilde Hildebrand)
- I want to be as much as you want me to be (vocals: Hilde Hildebrand as well as Hans Söhnker and Leny Marenbach)
- Wild brown girl from the Puszta (vocals: Hans Söhnker and Dorit Kreysler)
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The tried and tested idea of the double role, enriched by new ideas, has given the material to a charming and weightless little film. In addition to polished dialogues that are free of any backdrop odor, the actors who enjoy playing and who are saved from obvious exaggerations by the speed-conscious direction are also involved. "
The author and critic Karlheinz Wendtland was of the opinion that “Käutner's second comedy film as a director again shows his light but creative hand” […] and “the great success can be seen in the box office results, which around three times as much within a year of the production costs were ". It is also interesting, “How the rural-moral sister is treated in the film, who was in principle an image of the German woman propagated by the Nazi ideology: impossible country beast! The emancipated, cigarette-smoking normal woman is presented as a role model for this ”. Wendtland's reference to Herbert Holba includes his statement that with Frau nach Maß , "a double portrait set in the theater environment, Käutner (was able to) successfully continue these attempts to integrate American set pieces in the direction of a new German comedy style".
"' Made-to-measure woman ' ... was, however, a tasteful mixture of elegance and wit."
"The hackneyed story wins through tight direction and comedic representation."
See also
Web links
- Woman-to-measure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Made-to-measure woman at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich J. Klaus: German sound films 11th year 1940/41. P. 49 (019.40), Berlin 2000
- ↑ ibid., P. 50
- ↑ Made- to-measure woman in Paimann's film lists ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Karlheinz Wendtland: Beloved Kintopp. All German feature films from 1929–1945 with numerous artist biographies born in 1939 and 1940, Verlag Medium Film Karlheinz Wendtland, Berlin, 1st edition 1987, 2nd edition 1989, Film 27/1940, pp. 133, 134, ISBN 3-926945-03 -6
- ^ Boguslaw Drewniak: The German Film 1938–1945 . A complete overview. Düsseldorf 1987, p. 242
- ↑ Made- to-measure woman. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 17, 2017 .
