Little Residence (1942)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Small residence |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1942 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 14 (1942), 12 (after 1945) |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hans H. Zerlett |
| script | Hans H. Zerlett |
| production | Bavaria film art |
| music | Leo Leux |
| camera |
Bruno Stephan Erich Rossel |
| cut | Willy Zeunert |
| occupation | |
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Kleine Residenz is a German costume film comedy from 1942 by Hans H. Zerlett with Fritz Odemar , Lil Dagover and Johannes Riemann in the leading roles.
action
The action takes place in the "good old days", in 1910: In the fictional Duchy of Lauffenburg, the signed Duke Albrecht rules with kindness and forbearance. All his love belongs to the venerable court theater. For the upcoming 600th birthday of "Otto the Iron", who in the distant past preserved the integrity of the duchy and put the enemy to flight in a decisive battle, a corresponding jubilation is now planned for the theater. Intendant Freiherr von Luck, a ragged Rittmeister with a military attitude, has the trust of the duke couple, but is anything but popular with the performing artists due to his grandiose appearances. Especially the young mime Marianne Hartung puts von Luck across. Duke Albrecht then expressly admonishes him to get along better with the actors. The Otto piece submitted under the pseudonym “Kajetan 66” is extremely pompous, pathetic and also poorly written - actually a clear sign that it should be returned to the sender as quickly as possible. But strangely enough, the potentate von Lauffenburg, who is otherwise hostile to everything modern, insists on the performance of the stage monzette entitled "The Iron Duke". Luck, who refuses to perform the play in the court theater he directs, has no idea that the Duke himself is the author of the banal amateur play and sends it back.
Professor Titus Schmittchen is seen picking up the manuscript from the post office. It is now believed that the old Zausel, once a teacher of the Lauffenburg ruler, “broke” this piece. There was a serious dissent between Duke Albrecht and Artistic Director von Luck, because the monarch expected the disdained play to be performed in his residence theater. In addition to the stylistic weaknesses, tangible historical errors are quickly identified. Otto's biography in “The Iron Duke” is heavily embellished: The ancestor was by no means a war hero, but had lost himself in the bedroom at the decisive moment of the defensive battle with his beloved. According to this state of research (which the Duke deliberately ignored), von Luck had Prof. Schmittchen rewrite the play. The Duke, who is currently traveling, is not told anything of Luck's arbitrariness. The world premiere is approaching, and the duke couple will take part in the festive premiere. When it comes to the crucial scene in which Otto is having fun with his lover instead of shining in the field, the audience laughs happily. Duke Albrecht cooks, but his wife is wise enough to convince him not to let the people know. And so the ruler remains silent about his authorship and decides to leave it at this one-off performance. Intendant Luck and his once greatest critic, Marianne Hartung, have grown closer and have become engaged.
Production notes
The shooting of Kleine Residenz began with the studio recordings in the Bavaria studios on December 17, 1941 and ended at the beginning of January 1942. The outdoor shots began on January 13 and ended about two weeks later. Studio recordings were made again between the beginning of February and mid-March 1942. The small town of Ansbach formed the backdrop for the residential city in the film; the Munich Residence Theater was used for the interior shots of the Residence Theater .
The film premiered on May 28, 1942 in Danzig. The Berlin premiere took place on July 2nd of the same year. The production cost was about 1,189,000 RM. The film received the state ratings of “artistically valuable” and “popularly valuable”.
Gerhard Heydenreich took over the manufacturing and production management. Hans Sohnle and Max Seefelder designed the film buildings. Emil Specht provided the sound. Hans Hannes wrote the lyrics for the songs by Leo Leux.
Two songs were played:
- But have you made yourself fine , sung by Waldemar Frahm and Ilse Gramholz.
- Wedding cakes are to be tried , performed by a choir.
Reception and reviews
"A model performance of the good entertainment film for the war that I have been demanding and promoting for a long time."
In the lexicon of the international film it says: “An old German comedy that makes fun of the hollow prince worship of German small states and at the same time dared hidden parodic swipes at the Nazi cultural scene. Funny, well played and charmingly staged. "
"With amiable irony, Zerlett (script and direction) described the atmosphere of a small residence around 1910, at the center of which was the ducal court theater."
Individual evidence
- ^ Ulrich J. Klaus: German sound films, 12th year 1942/43. P. 71 (029.42), Berlin 2001
- ↑ Small residence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 1, 2020 .
Web links
- Small residence in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Small residence at filmportal.de