Mary Poppins (film)

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Movie
German title Mary Poppins
Original title Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins6.jpg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1964
length 140 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Robert Stevenson
script Bill Walsh ,
Don DaGradi
production Walt Disney ,
Bill Walsh
music Music and songs:
Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
Arrangements and musical direction:
Irwin Kostal
German lyrics: Eberhard Cronshagen
camera Edward Colman
cut Cotton Warburton
occupation
synchronization
chronology

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Mary Poppins is an American musical - fantasy film from 1964 that was directed by Robert Stevenson . The Walt Disney production is largely based on the first two Mary Poppins novels by PL Travers , supplemented by songs and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman . The composer brothers were awarded an Oscar as well as Julie Andrews , for whom the world career began with the portrayal of the title character. In total, the film was awarded five Oscars in 1965.

action

The film begins with the London street artist Bert, who leads the viewer to the address Kirschbaumweg number 17. This is where the Banks live, a family who lead the typical upper- middle class life in England shortly before the First World War. George Banks is a bank clerk, Winifred Banks is underutilized in running the household and is otherwise involved. Unlike most women in this situation, she does not focus on charity, but fights as a suffragette . Household servants take care of the children, Jane and Michael are nannies - but the last one has just thrown in the towel in frustration because the children have just run away from her in the park.

So a new nanny is needed. The children formulate a job advertisement that Mr. Banks tears up and throws it into the fireplace. From there, the note finds its way to Mary Poppins in a wonderful way. Numerous prospective women appear on Mr. Banks' ad, but when the maid is asked to invite them in, they are all literally gone with the wind - except for Mary Poppins, who floated from the sky with an open umbrella. To the great astonishment of Mr. Banks she has the slip of paper in her hand and is arguing her suitability with it. In the interview that follows, it is not the potential employer that dominates, but Mary Poppins. She takes the job and immediately takes command of the children.

It quickly becomes clear that Mary Poppins has her own educational goals. She shows the children that work is fun, contact with people from the lower classes can be enjoyable and that supporting those in need can be satisfying. She also manages to persuade Mr. Banks to go on an excursion through which the children should learn about the father's working life. Mr. Dawes senior, the bank's senior boss, wants to persuade Michael to open an account with the pocket money he has saved. That Michael, at the suggestion of Mary Poppins, wants to give a poor bird woman something to earn on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral, meets with complete incomprehension among the bankers. When Michael screams and demands the surrender of the money he had previously taken from him, there is a panic in the checkout rooms and on the street, which ends in a storm on the bank - all customers present demand the payment of their accounts. Late in the evening, Mr. Banks was summoned to the bank again by telephone. However, a conversation with Bert lets him realize that the most important thing in his life is his family, so that he can face his bosses with confidence and calm. Although he was dismissed without notice because of his son's behavior, he got his job back the next day and was even promoted to partner.

The next morning, Mary Poppins packs her things. Her job is done, she has brought the family to a harmonious coexistence.

Differences to the novel

The book by Travers was published in 1934 and also takes place during this period. The action was moved to 1910 for the film. In the novel, Mary Poppins is a vain and snappy woman who admits of no other opinion than her own; in the film she appears much friendlier. Above all, however, she has no family reunification mission to accomplish in the novel; she comes and goes when she pleases. The characters of Jane and Michael were largely retained; her little siblings, the twins Barbara and John, who are only a few months old, do not even appear in the film.

The parents are only secondary characters in the book and not characterized in detail. The character of Mr. Banks has been adapted to the ideas of the Edwardian age about the role of "master of the house". His wife's commitment as a women's rights activist does not appear in the book and would not be timely in 1934 either. Mary Poppins' friend Bert does not play a central role in the book either and rarely meets the children there. Bert is generally more of a character from the film, several people from the books have been combined into one.

The book has no continuous storyline; rather, it is a collection of short stories, only a few of which have been used (arrival, Mary's excursion with Bert into the street painting - in the book without the children - Uncle Albert's tea party, the scenes with the bird woman, and the departure). Travers was not satisfied with this film adaptation. She disliked the implementation as a music film, the inserted cartoon character sequences and actor Dick Van Dyke; overall she found the plot too sweet. But the contract with Disney gave her no way to make changes to the finished film. The cast of Julie Andrews was accepted by Travers after a personal phone call with Andrews.

Songs in the movie

German song title according to Soundtrack - LP Electrola Disneyland series SME 83 928 (1964)

  • "Overture" (opening credits in which the themes of "Feed The Birds", "A Spoonful of Sugar", " Chim Chim Cher-ee " and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" are heard)
  • “ Sister Suffragette ” (We are the fighters for women's rights) - Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley and Reta Shaw, with spoken breaks from Elsa Lanchester.
  • "The Life I Lead" (I am proud - and deeply satisfied) - David Tomlinson (later repeated by Julie Andrews)
  • "The Perfect Nanny" (Do you want this position) - Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber
  • " A Spoonful of Sugar " (If a spoonful of sugar) - Julie Andrews
  • "Pavement Artist" (Chim, Chiminey, I do what I'm happy and I'm happy about what I do) - Dick van Dyke (variation of the "Chim-Chim-Cheree" theme)
  • "Jolly Holiday" (Is that a wonderful day) - Dick van Dyke and Julie Andrews, with Thurl Ravenscroft , Marni Nixon , Paul Frees and others
  • " Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious " (Supercalifragilisticexpialigetic) - Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke with J. Pat O'Malley and others
  • "Stay Awake" (stays awake and doesn't fall asleep) - Julie Andrews
  • "I Love to Laugh" (I laugh so much) - Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews and Ed Wynn
  • "A British Bank" (It has to be orderly and precise) - David Tomlinson, Julie Andrews ( reprise of "The Life I Lead")
  • "Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)" (Early every day (Feed the Birds)) - Julie Andrews (Walt Disney's favorite song in the film)
  • Fidelity Fiduciary Bank (want to save two pennies) - Dick van Dyke, David Tomlinson and others
  • " Chim-Chim-Cheree " (Chim Chim Cheree) - Dick van Dyke and Julie Andrews (won the Oscar in the category "Best Original Song"; "chimney sweep" = chimney sweep)
  • "Step in Time" (step by step) - Dick Van Dyke
  • "A Man Has Dreams" (A man dreams he would be very successful) - David Tomlinson and Dick van Dyke; this is a slower version of "The Life I Lead" that also includes a variation of "A Spoonful of Sugar"
  • "Let's Go Fly a Kite" (enough for two pennies of paper) - Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson, Dick van Dyke and others (the English soundtrack says "and Londoners")

synchronization

The German dubbed version was created in 1964 by Simoton Film, Berlin, under the direction of Eberhard Cronshagen . The following choirs were used in the German dubbed version: Die Floridas , Die Moonlights , Die Monacos .

role actor German dubbing voice
Mary Poppins Julie Andrews Uta Hallant ; Singing: Monika Dahlberg
Bert the chimney sweep Dick Van Dyke Harry Wüstenhagen
Mr. George Banks David Tomlinson Friedrich Schoenfelder
Mrs. Winifred Banks Glynis Johns Käthe Jaenicke
Jane Banks Karen Dotrice Karin Rother
Michael Banks Matthew Garber Frank Turba
Katie Nanna Elsa Lanchester Elf tailors
Uncle Albert Ed Wynn Klaus W. Krause
Ellen, maid Hermione Baddeley Inge Estate
Admiral Boom Reginald Owen Paul Wagner
Constable Jones Arthur Treacher Eduard Wandrey
Mrs. Brill, cook Reta Shaw Erna Haffner
Mr. Dawes Jr. Arthur Malet Herbert Weissbach
Mr. Dawes Sr. Dick Van Dyke Robert Klupp
Mr. Binnacle Don Barclay Richard Craft

Others

  • The film was released in United States cinemas two days after its premiere in Los Angeles on August 29, 1964.
  • In Germany it opened in cinemas on October 22, 1965 and in Austria on December 10, 1965.
  • It was the first movie with Julie Andrews. Disney hired her after seeing her performing the musical Camelot . Andrews only took on the role after she was disappointed to learn that studio boss Jack L. Warner passed her over when she was awarded the role of Eliza Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady, which was filmed at the same time, because of her then largely unknown name and instead Audrey Hepburn had engaged. Andrews had previously played Eliza very successfully on Broadway for 6 1/2 years (at the side of Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins, whom he also played in the film). She finally got satisfaction when she even received the award for Best Female Lead at the 1965 Academy Awards , for which Hepburn had not even received a nomination.
  • The episode with the jump into the painting is a mixture of real and cartoon. After the scenes with the actors were shot, Disney's animators added their characters.
  • Dick van Dyke played a well-hidden double role in the film, once as the all-rounder Bert and once, barely recognizable through his mask, as the senile bank manager Mr. Dawes sr. In the original he also speaks both roles, in the German version Dawes sr. spoken by Robert Klupp. In the credits, the name of the second role is displayed as Navckid Keyd and animated to turn it into the real name Dick van Dyke.
  • Julie Andrews tongue twister "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" was released on a German single by Chris Howland, among others, under the title "Superkalifragilistische Expiallegorisch" (Ariola 18692AT).
  • During production, the Sodium Vapor Process was used as a trick assembly technique.
  • Mary Poppins' writer PL Travers was living in the Bloomsbury fashion district when she first moved to London in her twenties . She later settled in Chelsea , another wealthy part of the city. Her book Mary Poppins was published in 1934, and Travers then wrote eight books over fifty years. The grand buildings, large houses, leafy parks and historic landmarks of the London areas where the author lived and worked form the backdrop for the films based on her books

Awards

When it was awarded in the spring of 1965, the film was nominated for an Oscar in thirteen categories and was successful in five of them: Julie Andrews received the award for best actress in a leading role, Peter Ellenshaw , Hamilton Luske and Eustace Lycett for the special effects, and Cotton Warburton for the Film editing and Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman for the best film song and the best film music. The film was released in 1965 a. a. won the British Film Academy Award , the Golden Globe and the Grammy for film music. In 2013 the film was entered into the National Film Registry .

Reviews of the film

  • “The fairy-tale material by the English children's book author Travers is turned into a show musical with a rich set of features in the Disney production; Effective tricks, grotesque comedy, lively dance interludes and some songs that have meanwhile become classics ensure successful family entertainment. ”- Lexicon of international film
  • “An enchanting oasis of carefree serenity.” - Die Welt , Hamburg
  • “'Mary Poppins', one of the greatest successes with audiences of the 1960s, is still enchanting today with its lively melodies and breathtaking trick shots, a combination of real shots and animated cartoons. The most famous scene is without a doubt the legendary chimney sweep dance sequence, to which Julie Andrews sings the catchy tune 'Chim-Chim-Cheree'. ”- The great TV feature film film dictionary
  • “'Supercalifragilisticxpialigory' is the magic word that millions of enthusiastic viewers broke their tongues at. In no time at all, the Disney musical 'Mary Poppins' [...] captured the hearts of all big and small in the sixties. [...] Lively dance interludes, rousing songs and a shrewd nanny made this musical the greatest success of the Disney studios. ”- Prisma film database

Further productions based on the film

musical

Mary Poppins Musical on Broadway: Billboard at the New Amsterdam Theater in New York (2008)

From December 15, 2004 to January 12, 2008, the Prince Edward Theater in London ran a very successful Mary Poppins musical based on the film script and using the film music. It contains additional sequences from the book that were not used in the film. At the premiere, Laura Michelle Kelly played as Mary Poppins and Gavin Lee as Bert. They were later replaced by Lisa O'Hare (Mary Poppins) and Gavin Creel (Bert).

The musical ran from November 16, 2006 until March 2013 at the New Amsterdam Theater on Broadway in New York. At the premiere, as in London, Gavin Lee took on the role of Bert; Mary Poppins, on the other hand, was played by Ashley Brown. Both left the cast in early October 2008; her successors were Scarlett Strallen (Mary) and Bert Fiorentino (Bert). Laura Michelle Kelly has played the role of Mary Poppins since October 2009, which she played at the London premiere in 2004. Christian Borle first joined her as Bert in October 2009; since August 24, 2010, Gavin Lee, her London premiere partner, can be seen again on Broadway as Bert.

In spring 2010 the Dutch version of the musical premiered at the Circustheater Scheveningen; From October 2014 to January 2016 the show was shown in German for the first time at the Ronacher in Vienna . The show was on view in Stuttgart between autumn 2016 and January 2018. It will be performed in Hamburg between spring 2018 and August 2019.

In addition to the well-known songs from the film, some new titles are included. But there are also a few songs missing from the film, an example of this is “I Love To Laugh”. Some of the popular songs appear on different occasions than in the film. For example, the scene with the carousel horse race does not exist in the musical. The accompanying song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ( translated in German as Superkalifragilisticexpialidocious or allegetically ) is sung to another scene. The plot of the musical is closer to the books than the film.

An amazingly clever cat

In 2004, Julie Andrews appeared in the ten-minute animated film with live sequences An amazingly clever cat (The Cat That Looked at a King) on who produces from DisneyToon Studios for the 40th anniversary edition of the film and as a bonus the corresponding DVD has been released. The film is based on an excerpt from PL Travers' book Mary Poppins Opens the Door and can thus be viewed as a quasi-mini-continuation of the original film.

The film takes place at the beginning of the 21st century when two English children are looking at a chalk drawing in the street, exactly where it was made by Bert in the movie. The London setting from the original film (preserved in a warehouse) was reused for this scene.

Julie Andrews, dressed in modern clothes, greets the children and takes them into the picture, where they experience a moralizing story. Whether Julie Andrews actually plays a modern version of Mary Poppins, however, is left to the imagination of the viewer.

The film's narrators can be heard in the role of Duchess Sarah Ferguson , as well as the voices of David Ogden Stiers and Tracey Ullman .

Making-of and continuation

In 2012 it was announced that Walt Disney Pictures was producing a making-of feature film Saving Mr. Banks . The film is about Walt Disney's efforts to get the film rights from the idiosyncratic author, and about the work on the film musical itself. In between, childhood memories of the author are interspersed, which show parallels to the Mary Poppins stories. Directed by John Lee Hancock , the screenplay by Sue Smith and Kelly Marcel . The role of Walt Disney was played by Tom Hanks , who had met with relatives from Disney in preparation for the role. Pamela Travers is played by Emma Thompson and Julie Andrews by Victoria Summer . The film was partly shot in the Walt Disney Studios and at Disneyland in Los Angeles. The German theatrical release was on March 6, 2014.

The sequel to Mary Poppins hit theaters in December 2018. The film Mary Poppins' Return was directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee . Emily Blunt plays the title role and Lin-Manuel Miranda plays her boyfriend Jack, Dick Van Dyke has a supporting role. Michael Banks still lives in Kirschbaumweg with his three children, his sister Jane is visiting. After a serious personal loss, Mary Poppins visits them. She helps the family out of the crisis, supported by her friend Jack.

media

DVD

  • Mary Poppins (Walt Disney Masterpieces), 1999
  • Mary Poppins (Special Collection), 2003
  • Mary Poppins (Special Edition, 2 disc DVD set), 2006
  • Mary Poppins (Special Collection) (2-disc DVD set in steelbook ), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2008
  • Mary Poppins - 45th Anniversary (Special Collection), 2 disc DVD set, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2009
  • Mary Poppins (+ audio CD) [Limited Edition], 2 disc DVD set, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2013

Blu-ray

  • Mary Poppins - Anniversary Edition, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2014

Film music

literature

  • Pamela L. Travers : Mary Poppins (Original title: Mary Poppins ). German by Elisabeth Kessel. Süddeutsche Zeitung young library, Volume 12. Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH, Munich 2005, 174 pages, ISBN 3-86615-113-6 .
  • Leonard Maltin : The Disney Films . Hyperion, New York 1995, ISBN 0-7868-8137-2 .
  • Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman: Walt's Time. From Before to Beyond . 252 S. Camphor Tree Publishers, Santa Clarita 1998, ISBN 0-9646059-3-7 .
  • Elmar Biebl, Dirk Manthey, Jörg Altendorf et al .: The films of Walt Disney. The magical world of animation. Milchstraße, Hamburg 1993, ISBN 3-89324-117-5 .
  • Christopher Finch : Walt Disney. His life - his art (Original title: The Art of Walt Disney. From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms ). German by Renate Witting. (Limited exclusive edition.) Ehapa-Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, 457 pages, ISBN 3-7704-0171-9 (current English-language edition: The Art of Walt Disney. From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms . Abrams, New York 2004, 504 S., ISBN 0-8109-4964-4 ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Mary Poppins" in the German synchronous file
  2. ↑ Mary Poppins. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 7, 2015 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ The great TV feature film film lexicon . Digital library special volume (CD-ROM edition). Directmedia, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89853-036-1 , p. 8367.
  4. ↑ Mary Poppins. Prism , archived from the original on April 16, 2008 ; Retrieved November 26, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Mary Poppins - 2004 West End : First Cast on broadwayworld.com.
  6. ^ Mary Poppins - 2004 West End replacement cast on broadwayworld.com.
  7. ^ Mary Poppins in the Internet Broadway Database (accessed January 12, 2011).
  8. ↑ Laura Michelle Kelly and Christian Borle sweep into "Mary Poppins" article at playbill.com from October 12, 2009 (accessed January 12, 2011)
  9. ↑ Gavin Lee wants to return to Broadway Cast of Mary Poppins Article at playbill.com from August 2, 2010 (accessed January 12, 2011)

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