La Paloma (1959)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Paloma |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1959 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Martin |
| script | Gustav Kampendonk |
| production | Artur Brauner |
| music | Erwin Halletz |
| camera | Richard fear |
| cut | Jutta Hering |
| occupation | |
as well as in the revue and music numbers Alice Kessler , Ellen Kessler , Ted Herold , Ralf Paulsen , Bill Ramsey , Jean Thomé | |
La Paloma is a German revue film from 1959 by Paul Martin with Karlheinz Böhm and Bibi Johns in the leading roles.
action
Berlin, late 1950s. In the western part of the city, two revue stages, the Metropol-Theater and the Plaza-Theater, are planning to bring out a piece with a lot of music, song and dance, which will be called “La Paloma” by both and is based on the legendary folk song that Hans wrote back in 1944 Albers was smashed in the hit movie "Great Freedom No. 7". The young, pretty, blonde singer Birgit Nielsen is supposed to take on the leading role in the Plaza, while the Metropol-Theater is all about the handsome Robert Dahlberg. Both stage directors, the gray but still spirited gentlemen Selten and Bauer, don’t give each other anything to come out ahead of the other with their show and outdo the respective competitors. No intrigue seems outlandish or insidious enough to achieve this goal. However, since both theaters have considerable financial problems, the director of the Metropol-Theater comes up with the idea of stealing the leading actress Birgit from the Plaza and making her stand out at her own venue. With this poaching, the Metropol director relies entirely on the charm of the elegant woman connoisseur Dahlberg. During the first meeting, Birgit falls in love with the young theater star without her knowing about his mission and his true identity.
Rehearsals begin at both venues, the famous Kessler twins appear as dancers and singers with Italian melodies in both theaters without anyone on the stage noticing. The show concepts of both theaters are also developed by the same authors without informing the respective competitor. At a meeting of the two main actors Birgit and Robert in a bar, three US soldiers stationed in Germany sing the song "Tom Dooley", which is accompanied by a jazz quartet. While Robert is supposed to “turn around” Birgit and lure him to the Metropol, Birgit tries the same with Robert and makes it clear to him that he absolutely has to perform with her in the Plaza Theater. During this core storyline, vocal artists appear again and again in the revue and music parts of the story, including the German rock 'n' roller Ted Herold with a country or very early beat number. The director of the Plaza finally reveals Birgit's identity to Robert's identity, whereupon the female revue star leaves the bar in an argument. She is no longer ready to perform and travels to Lisbon disappointed to marry a friend there. Dahlberg follows her, but still disappointed and hurt, she turns him away. In order not to endanger the productions of the two theaters, Birgit travels back to Germany. Birgit and Robert find each other. At the end of this film, US jazz legend Louis Armstrong and then child star Gabriele will sing the German-English lullaby "Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" (Uncle Satchmo's lullaby).
Production notes
La Paloma was shot on location in Lisbon in April / May 1959 (outdoor shots) and in the CCC studios in Berlin-Spandau and was premiered on July 24, 1959 in the Alhambra cinema in Düsseldorf.
Horst Wendlandt was the production manager, the film structures were created by Helmut Nentwig , Heinrich Weidemann and Paul Markwitz . Claudia Herberg designed the costumes. Erwin Schänzle was the chief sound engineer. Kurt Jacob choreographed the dances.
criticism
The film service says: "Mediocre, lavishly equipped revue film."
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Paloma. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 24, 2019 .
Web links
- La Paloma in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- La Paloma at filmportal.de