Beloved beast
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Beloved beast |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| script |
Kurt Nachmann Hans Fritz Köllner |
| production | Herbert Gruber |
| music | Bert reason |
| camera | Günther Anders |
| cut | Arnfried Heyne |
| occupation | |
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Geliebte Bestie (later titles: My home is somewhere different every day and The Girl in the Tiger Skin ) is an Austrian feature film by Arthur Maria Rabenalt . The script was written by Kurt Nachmann and Hans Fritz Köllner . It is based on the novel Men must be like that by Heinrich Seiler . The work was filmed under this title in 1939 with Hertha Feiler and Hans Söhnker in the leading roles. In the remake, the main roles are cast with Gerhard Riedmann , Margit Nünke , Willy Birgel and Mady Rahl . The work had its world premiere on February 18, 1959.
action
Ruda is not only a successful predator tamer, but also an attractive man, which is why he is adored by many girls. One of his admirers is the dancer Beatrix. She would love to perform with him in the tiger cage; but he laughs at her because he considers her desire to be nonsense . Nevertheless, he feels flattered by Beatrix's affection. However, when he left the next day because he did not get a contract from Director Lanzheim without saying goodbye to the dancer, she was deeply offended. At the same time Ruda awakened the girl's ambition through his behavior.
Now Beatrix is allowed to realize her plan with the trainer Cavalli. What the director himself hardly believed: The number was a great success and was given the title “La belle Beatrice”. The tour is sold out in every city. In Vienna, however, a catastrophe is looming: the paw of an irritated tiger knocks down Cavalli. When the beast wants to pounce on Beatrix, the art shooter Cameron fires a bullet at the animal and saves the girl's life. The tiger number, however, has to be canceled first.
Out of gratitude, Beatrix Cameron made herself available as a new partner. In every performance he shoots cigarettes out of her mouth and pieces of clothing off her body one by one. This number is hardly less dangerous than the one with the tigers, especially since there is a rumor in the circus that Cameron fatally injured his then partner at a performance a few years ago just because she wanted to return to her husband, the music clown Dody.
Ruda becomes Cavalli's successor. With him, the music clown Dody, desperate for life and scarred by alcohol, joins the company. Although the reunion between Ruda and Beatrix turns out to be a bit cool, the dancer admires the trainer because he is so loving to take care of the sad clown. Ruda intends to deliver a showpiece with the tigers at the guest performance in Paris. He only worries that the animals suddenly no longer want to be tamed.
Beatrix refuses to sign a long-term contract with Cameron. She notices that her partner has fallen in love with her, but she does not return their love. Cameron becomes more and more jealous because he has to watch that a relationship develops between the new trainer and his partner. For some time now, he has been sending his assistant Taula to visit the tigers at night to use cocaine to make them restless. He hopes to separate the couple in this way. However, Cameron's sinister intent is revealed. To avoid his punishment, he chooses suicide.
Dody can also take part in the gala performance in Paris. The clown finds faith in himself and in his art again. Then the new tiger number is on the program. After Ruda has gathered the cats around her, Beatrix enters the cage in a wide coat. She lets the cloak slide gently from her shoulders and begins to dance in her gala leotard. The drums sound dull and spin faster and faster. With them, the dance tempo also increases. When the music suddenly stops, Beatrix falls to the ground and the tigers hunt over her in great leaps. When the applause breaks out, Ruda and Beatrix happily sink into each other's arms.
Production notes
Music plays an important role in the film. It was composed by Bert Grund , who also directed the film orchestra. Fred Bertelmann sings the hits in the strip
- Ten thousand young ladies! And I'm the only man! (Swing Fox) and
- My home is somewhere else every day ( Slowfox ),
both written by Walter Brandin . The outdoor shots were taken at the Roland Circus . The choreography is by Mike de Lutry . The buildings were created by the film architects Werner Schlichting and Alexander Sawczynski . Charlotte Flemming contributed the costumes.
criticism
The lexicon of international film draws the following conclusion: “Nothing new in the circus! The story that has already been filmed [...] brings together almost all sensational effects that have been tried and tested in the ring since the days of the silent films: tiger act with a bloody outcome; demonic marksman who killed his partner, nocturnal haunted by the carnivore's car; melancholy clown father; Striptease in the rain of bullets. "
source
- Program for the film: Das Neue Film-Programm , published by the publisher of the same name, Mannheim, without a number
Web links
- Beloved beast in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beloved beast at filmportal.de
- Five pictures from the film at Cinema.de
- A table of contents at Moviepilot.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon of International Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 from 1988, p. 1276