Liselotte of the Palatinate (1966)

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Movie
Original title Liselotte of the Palatinate
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1966
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Kurt Hoffmann
script Johanna Sibelius
Eberhard Keindorff
production Heinz Angermeyer
music Franz Grothe
camera Richard fear
cut Claus from Boro
occupation

Liselotte von der Pfalz is a German comedy film by Kurt Hoffmann from 1966 with Heidelinde Weis in the title role.

action

Elisabeth Charlotte, Princess of the Palatinate , daughter of Elector Karl Ludwig and only briefly called Liselotte, is a real tomboy. The cheerful, boyish, young princess spends a carefree youth at her father's court, which is not very formal. But they are plagued by great financial worries. So it is just right for him that the powerful French Sun King Louis XIV is looking for a wife for his brother, the dissolute Duke of Orléans , Philippe . Liselotte is not exactly thrilled that her father wants to set her up with a man who is completely new to her, but accepts his decision. And so Liselotte is sent on her way to France .

At the border the girl is met by the king's emissaries and changes carriage. When you arrive in Versailles , you are greeted with sheer arrogance from the start. While the Sun King greets her with generous cordiality, the future husband lets the girl from the German provinces quickly sense what a peasant trampoline he sees in her. Above all, however, his previous lover, the elegant Princess Palatine, punishes the inexperienced newcomer with ridicule and sheer contempt, although it was Palatine who initiated the marriage - but only for the reason to be with the now officially married Philippe to be able to continue their hitherto secret liaison all the more uninhibited. Palatine lets Liselotte feel that she is in no way equal to her, the great lady of the world. Even Philippe does not feel the slightest inclination to forsake his former lover, just because he the uncut bumpkin Liselotte due to the reason of state to marry had.

But now Liselotte begins to develop ambition and quickly wraps the court curtains around her around her finger. Soon she adapts to the much stricter customs at the French court and knows how to skillfully use her charm and her carefree, youthful freshness to her advantage. Nor is she in the least prepared to leave her husband to the beastly competitor without a fight to share Philippe's heart and the pretender's bed with Palatine. With a woman's weapons, she gradually begins to take an interest in Philippe. But the other side throws out their network of intrigues and even plans a murder plot. Still, Liselotte and Philipp end up being a happy couple.

Production notes

The film was shot from June 2 to July 18, 1966 in the studios of the Berlin CCC-Film , in Charlottenburg Palace , in the Prague area and in Munich . The film ran on October 7, 1966 in the Roxy Theater in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse .

The film structures were designed by Otto Pischinger , the costumes by Elisabeth Urbancic . Cutter Claus von Boro also worked as Hoffmann's assistant director.

As early as 1935, a film was made under the title Liselotte von der Pfalz . Under the direction of Carl Froelich , Renate Müller played Liselotte, Hans Stüwe the Duke of Orléans and Michael Bohnen the Sun King.

criticism

The Lexicon of International Films described Liselotte von der Pfalz as a "operetta-friendly staged costume film"

The film's large personal lexicon called the film a "costume-frenzied historical comedy"

The Protestant film observer drew the following conclusion: “Cheerful and pastel-colored adventures of the Palatinate Princess Liselotte at the court of Versailles. Light entertainment in 17th century costume, which, however, ignores the political background of that time. Possible from 16. "

annotation

  1. ^ CineGraph - Lexicon for German-language film - Kurt Hoffmann
  2. ↑ Klaus Brüne (Red.): Lexikon des Internationale Films Volume 5, p. 2308. Reinbek near Hamburg 1987.
  3. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 95.
  4. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 386/1966, p. 701

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