Love begins with roses

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Movie
Original title Love begins with roses
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1957
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Peter Hamel
script Ursula Bloy
Karl Heinz Busse
Werner Hill
production Alfred Lehr
music Heinz Sandauer
camera Ernst W. Kalinke
cut Eleonore Kunze
occupation

Love begins with roses is an Austrian film from 1957 directed by Peter Hamel . In the story about the rose grower Monika Lohmeyer ( Ingmar Zeisberg ), who is in financial difficulties and is supposed to be tricked by the architect Fred Klinger ( Hermann Nehlsen ), the Kessler twins , who are represented with several music and dance titles, play Theo Lingen , Susanne Christian and Erika von Thellmann play important roles.

action

Monika Lohmeyer inherited the rose nursery that has been in the family for several generations from her father. The young woman has major financial problems with the company. She has invested a lot of money and attention in breeding a new variety of roses that will bloom in different colors and build on the experiments that were already started by her father. Such a rose would be a sensation and could eliminate all financial problems. Gas station owner Zappke, who runs a gas station on the neighboring property and wants to expand, puts a lot of strain on her because he absolutely wants to buy the property from her that he urgently needs for his expansion. Together with his architect Fred Klinger, he hatches a plan on how Monika, who opposes all sales offers, could still change her mind. Without knowing who Klinger really is, she should develop feelings for him. Monika actually falls in love with him, but what wasn't planned, Fred also falls in love with the young woman. When she finds out who Fred is by chance, she turns away from him, disappointed. When a storm comes down that threatens to destroy Monika's new breed, Fred is there and helps her. Since Monika knows from her loyal gardener Karl Hanke that Fred quit his job shortly after he fell in love with Monika, nothing stands in the way of a reconciliation with Fred.

Just as Monika has signed an oral contract with the rose breeder Vogt, in which she has sold him her “wonder rose”, the rose opens its blossoms. Vogt, who was informed about Monika's situation by Fred, resigns from the contract and Monika's rose is recognized as the most beautiful new breed at the rose competition. Zappke is now also defeated. Monika and Fred get married. Fred declines a new offer from Zappke, saying that he has something better in mind, to which the businessman replies: "Yes, yes, I understand, love begins with roses."

production

Production notes, background

The film was shot in the Rosenhügel studio in Vienna by Österreichische Film GmbH (ÖFA). The pictures with the rose fields were created in the tree nursery Josef Starkl in Tulln on the Danube in Lower Austria . The wonder rose was the legally protected “Masquerade” rose. The construction of the high-jet fountain comes from Hans Herzog.

The buildings came from Fritz Mögle and Heinz Ockermüller . The overall tonal design was up to Herbert Janeczka . Dia Luca designed the choreography. The ballet of the Vienna Volksoper will dance with the soloist Fred Pottfay. The Kessler twins sing and dance various titles in the film. The theme song Love begins with roses comes from Karl Bette . More songs in the film:

  • With you the world is so beautiful today (by Karl Bette)
  • You have a clue (from Klaus Ogermann)
  • Lieselotte (allusion to the film names "Liese" and "Lotte" of the Kesslers)

publication

Love begins with roses had its premiere on September 27, 1957 in the Atlantik-Palast in Nuremberg . Export Film Bischoff & Co. Munich was responsible for world sales of the film; the elaboration was carried out by Wien-Film, Kopierwerk Grinzing in Agfacolor.

criticism

Cinefacts found that the film was a "happy mixture of Heimatfilm and village farce with the long-legged Kessler twins".

The Lexicon of International Films spoke of “simple entertainment” with “love, dance [and] song”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information according to the opening credits in the film
  2. ↑ Love begins with roses at filmportal.de
  3. ↑ Love begins with roses at cinefacts.de. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Love begins with roses at zweiausendeins.de. Retrieved March 23, 2014.