Praise be for what makes you hard
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Praise be for what makes you hard |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rolf Thiele |
| script |
Willibald Eser Friedhelm Lehmann Rolf Thiele |
| production |
Artur Brauner Horst Manfred Adloff |
| music | Bernd Kampka |
| camera | Michael Marszalek |
| cut | Renate Engelmann |
| occupation | |
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What makes hard is praised (according to the Nietzsche quote of the same name ) is a satirical German feature film by Rolf Thiele , who in the 1972 Olympic year distributed massive swipes in the direction of communist Eastern European sports policy.
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In Greece at the time of antiquity . The 45th Olympic Games will be held in 600 BC, which will be dominated by the old urban rivalry between Sparta and Athens. Both fight for the sporting supremacy, but with unequal means. While people in Athens have a sporting ambition so that they can then turn to carnal desires in the brothel, the Spartans train as hard as a rock, get the most out of their athletes and practice a rather merciless selection when promoting young talent.
This can also be seen in the running competition to which Athens sends its fastest sprinter Onos, once a Spartan himself. Onos was once thrown into the sea by his own people, the Spartans, because he did not meet the physical performance requirements required there. An Athenian fisherman had found him, raised him lovingly, and looked after him. The fun- loving new Athenian had finally learned the art of love from the hetaerae. The Spartans also send someone into the race. But they cheat. Her fastest “man” is actually a fix girl who beats Onos in the decisive race. When the Spartan deception is exposed, he / she is disqualified and Onos still gets his laurel wreath.
Production notes
What makes hard is praised was made between November 24, 1971 and January 15, 1972 in the Spanish seaside resort of Torremolinos (exterior shots) and in the CCC film studios in Berlin-Spandau . The premiere took place in good time before the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich on May 10, 1972 in the Bavarian capital.
Maleen Pacha was responsible for film construction and equipment,
Political background and interesting facts
The film draws an analogy to the then (1972) international sports business: While the sensual Athenians are equated with the western states of modernity (especially the Federal Republic of Germany), the dogged Spartans, who also fight with unfair means, are used as an ancient “role model “Created for the Eastern European athletes beyond the Iron Curtain, especially the GDR .
Reviews
The lexicon of international film classifies what makes tough as a "satirical sex film" which "is purposefully developing into a primitive propaganda film against Eastern countries."
Filmportal.de saw in the film a "rare mixture of erotic clothes and propaganda film."
Web links
- It rough, make it tough in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Praises what makes you tough at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Praise be for what makes you hard. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 10, 2018 .