Impostor of love
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Impostor of love |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hans H. King |
| script |
Werner Eplinius Janne Furch |
| production | Heinz Nietsche |
| music | Theo Nordhaus |
| camera | Kurt Hasse |
| cut | Henny Brünsch |
| occupation | |
and Willy Danek , Oskar Wegrostek , Rolf Wanka , Paula Braend , Clemens Hasse , Elisabeth Epp , Helmut Janatsch , Fritz Heller | |
Hochstaplerin der Liebe is an Austrian melodrama from 1954 by Hans H. König with Hilde Krahl in the title role. The story is based on a "factual report" published in the magazine Constanze .
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The impostor of love is an unspecified “Madame” who deliberately ensnares older, sedate men with love and seduces them discreetly in order to get their belongings. Already three dignitaries of the society - Dr. Peter Krüger, Prof. Angelot and Adrian van Zanten - who all have a good reputation, have already fallen victim to "Madame". The unscrupulous lady always proceeds according to the same method: First they get married, then the lady disappears with a considerable fortune from the husband or the gift jewelry first from his house and then from the life of the astonished new husband.
The next victim has already been peeked out, this time the charming Brit Ernest Harrington got caught in the spider's web. But for the first time, "Madame" love intervenes and she begins to rethink her previous behavior. The lovers spend a good time together, but "Madame" also realizes that Ernest could never forgive her dark past. The police in the form of a certain Kriminalrat Dr. Maurer is already on her trail. In order to save a life in jail and Ernest the humiliation of being caught by an impostor of love, “Madame” finally sees only one way out: she takes her own life.
Production notes
Impostor of Love was made in mid-1954 in the film studios of Vienna-Schönbrunn and Salzburg-Parsch, the outdoor shots were made in Abazzia, Munich-Riem and Perchtoldsdorf. The premiere was on October 29, 1954 in Stuttgart and Gelsenkirchen, the Vienna premiere was on November 12, 1954.
Willy Egger and Mladen Kozina were production managers. The married couple Otto Pischinger and Herta Hareiter created the film structures, Heinz Pehlke was a simple cameraman.
Reviews
Der Spiegel wrote: “As is often the case in such cinema cases, a sincere feeling breaks out of the impostor and turns the mediocre crime story into a highly moral element. As the main character, Hilde Krahl can play splendidly between lovely pretense and brutal energy. "
In the lexicon of the international film it says: "A melodrama staged with insecure style on the border to colportage, which at best becomes bearable through Hilde Krahl's dramatic intensity."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief review
- ↑ Conjurer of love. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2020 .
Web links
- Hochstaplerin of love in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Impostor of love at filmportal.de