Munich women
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Munich women |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 14 |
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| Director | Philipp Lothar Mayring |
| script |
Ernst by Salomon Philipp Lothar Mayring |
| production | Bavaria-Film, Munich |
| music | Leo Leux |
| camera | Josef Strecha |
| cut | Adolph Schlyßleder |
| occupation | |
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Münchnerinnen is a 1944 German film directed by Philipp Lothar Mayring . The main roles are played by Gabriele Reismüller , Heli Finkenzeller , Hans Holt and Oskar Sima . The story is based on the novel of the same name (1919) by Ludwig Thoma .
action
Munich at the turn of the century. The respected coffee company Globerger & Hartwig has been around for 20 years, but has seen better days. The corpulent owner Benno Globerger almost ruined the business with his demeanor. Benno is as complacent as he is work-shy and has almost gambled away the company's assets with dubious speculations. Mother Globerger is so worried about this that she urgently advises her unwanted offspring to marry the hardworking saleswoman Paula Hartwig, who keeps the shop running through her zeal for work. She is also the niece of the co-owner Sefferl Hartwig, so the company would remain in the family. For Benno the marriage seems to be a profitable business: In addition to the company, the later inheritance includes two properties in Munich-Schwabing , which would be transferred to Benno after the wedding. Benno already sees himself as a made man. Little does he know that Paula Hartwig has completely different plans.
Another Munich woman in this story is the cheerful Resi Schegerer, who is married to the somewhat dull and neglecting Karl Schegerer. Resi and Paula get to know each other on a trip to the Schliersee . While their two guys stay at home and play tarot , the two open-minded, happy girls get to know two other men. Resi in particular is not averse to flirting. One of the men is called Franz von Riggauer and is a decent and well-off law student, the other is the painter Otto Jüngst and a friend of Franz. While Otto quickly hooks up with Resi, the modest Paula and the shy Franz are left alone. Although both are quite introverted, they slowly become friends. Since Paula does not want to be unfaithful to the Benno promised to her, she refuses to want to see Franz again soon. But he doesn't care and looks for Paula Hartwig in the coffee shop the next day.
Franz and Paula fall in love and it soon becomes clear to everyone that the two would be a good match. Paula doesn't want to break her word, however, because she promised Aunt Hartwig to marry Benno. Franz's father is against a connection between his son and the simple saleswoman, as he does not see it as befitting. In the meantime, Benno's speculative deals have led to the fact that he has given his two Schwabing properties to a half-silk business partner, the fraudster Firmeyer, which he was not allowed to do at all. Thanks to Sefferl Hartwig's initiative, the police can arrest the crook, and the property is returned to the family. As a punishment, Benno and his mother are thrown out of the Globerger & Hartwig coffee shop. Paula and Franz, who is able to convince his father of the good character of his future couple and is giving up his law degree, are getting married, and Resi returns ruefully to her Karl, who promises her to look after her more in the future.
Production notes
Shooting began on August 15, 1944 in the Hostiwar studio in Prague and was continued with the outdoor shots in early September 1944. The film was finished by the end of the war and the premiere was delayed until February 10, 1949.
Georg Fiebiger worked as production manager. Heinrich Weidemann and Fritz Lück designed the film structures, Maria Pommer-Uhlig the costumes. Hans R. Wunschel was responsible for the sound.
Director Mayring was paid 25,000 RM, screenwriter Ernst von Salomon 22,500 RM. Composer Leo Leux received 10,000 RM for his background music.
criticism
At Filmdienst it says: "A film ... lying, full of kitschy coffee house romance, without panache and originality."
Individual evidence
- ^ Boguslaw Drewniak: The German Film 1938–1945 . A complete overview. Düsseldorf 1987, p. 499
- ↑ Munich women . In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 1, 2020 .
Web links
- Munich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Munich women at filmportal.de