Premiere (film)
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| Original title | premiere |
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| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Géza from Bolváry |
| script |
Max Wallner F.D. Andam |
| production |
Wilhelm Székely Production Management : Franz Hoffermann Walter W. Trinks |
| music |
Dénes von Buday Fényes Szabolcs (Peter von Fenyes) Willy Schmidt-Gentner (Musical Director) |
| camera | Franz Planner |
| cut | Hermann Haller |
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Premiere is an Austrian revue film with elements of crime directed by Géza von Bolváry , which had its world premiere in February 1937. It was Zarah Leander's first German-language film. Karl Martell , Attila Hörbiger and Theo Lingen were their partners.
action
Police Commissioner Dr. Helder attends the premiere of a new revue with his mother . In the foyer of the theater anticipation prevails. When Helder is greeted by a barmaid from the Moulin Rouge , his mother is piqued. The commissioner introduces her to some theater people, such as the theater doctor Dr. Seebauer. Then he heads for Lucky, who has just been released from prison, and warns him to keep his fingers in check.
The final preparations before the premiere take place behind the stage. The dancers talk about the fact that the former star Lydia Loo did not get a role in the new revue. At the same time, Lydia makes it clear to theater director Frank that she will not just accept being dumped. The director assures her that he couldn't help it and that he appreciates her very much. Lydia says she knows very well that the financier Rainold wants her away and Frank shouldn't pretend that he doesn't know that it is a scandal that she is simply because of a new star that the financier Rainold likes better as they throw out. He knew very well that she was talking about Carmen Daviot, her name was big enough on all the posters. For years Rainold had feigned his love for her and she was faithful to him and now he just let her fall. At that moment Rainold enters the room. Lydia says that she has come to see the premiere and adds that she will play the leading role here tonight, the gentlemen can rely on that. Moving, the deeply disappointed woman points a gun at Rainold. Actor Fred Nissen steps in and takes it away from her. When Rainold thinks it's a disgusting comedy, Nissen replies, about what is disgusting about the whole affair, their opinions differed completely and put an arm around Lydia protectively.
In the anteroom, Lydia Loo breaks down crying and is led into an empty cloakroom by a theater employee. Nissen tells Frank's secretary Polly that he only intervened because of Lydia, it wouldn't have been a shame about Rainold, he wouldn't die in bed anyway, she could believe him. Rainold meanwhile demands from director Frank that he has to change the cast of Nissen immediately after the premiere, he never could stand this dope comedian. Frank thinks Nissen is the best cast for the role, he knows that very well. Rainold remains stubborn and threatens to cancel the loan that he granted the theater if Frank does not comply with his wishes. Frank says that if Rainold withdraws his money, he will be ruined, which he only acknowledges with a sneering cough.
The music starts and the revue begins. Backstage, the stars Carmen Daviot and Fred Nissen await their appearance together and talk about the past and how much they once loved each other. Nissen says it is so nice that they are together again now. Carmen, however, wants them to be only "good colleagues". Thereupon Nissen wants to know whether she is Rainold's lover, as rumors in the theater say. Rainold enters the cloakroom and the men fight again.
When Carmen Daviot made her first big appearance with the song I may have never loved ...! Rainold watches her attentively from his honorary box. During a revolver cannonade, prepared pistols are fired by the dancers, and the lights are briefly turned down completely. Polly points out to Director Frank that Rainold is not even applauding, whereupon the director, worried, rushes to the financier's box. The theater doctor who was called asks director Frank to immediately inform the police commissioner on duty that Rainold was dead. Helder is brought in. He notices that the shot at Rainold was fired from the stage. Nobody from the staff is allowed to leave the theater.
The news spreads like wildfire in the theater that the financier had been shot. Dr. In the meantime, Helder has requested reinforcements and is posting his people accordingly in the theater. The senior police officer is also present and entrusts Dr. Heroes officially with the case. He is of the opinion that one should in any case let the performance go on in order to avoid the hustle and bustle outside the stage area and also for economic reasons. The murder weapon was a Browning 6.35 caliber pistol . Since Lydia Loo had threatened the financier with a firearm, Dr. Heroes were the first to hear them. From Frank he learns that the pistol is now in the possession of Nissen. Then Helder wants to see Nissen. Since Nissen is still on stage, Helder wants to speak to the stage manager Dornbusch first. Dornbusch says that he saw Nissen in Daviot's cloakroom with Carmen Daviot and Rainold, and that Nissen was holding a pistol in his hand. He knows nothing of an argument with a third person.
Backstage, Carmen asks Fred Nissen why he did that, Rainold never meant anything to her. That's what Nissen cares about, happily noting that Carmen cares about him. In the meantime, Polly says what Nissen said to her, but at the same time apologizes to him and tells Helder that she is quite sure that Nissen is not the culprit. Nissen states that he put the pistol in question on his dressing table in his cloakroom before his appearance. After his appearance, the pistol was no longer there. Nissen has to go to another gig, and Lydia Loo, who secretly wanted to leave the theater, is shown in. During the previous performance she stayed in her previous cloakroom, which the prop master Lohrmann could confirm. Lohrmann also confirms this and points out that Director Frank also knew that, he came out of Nissen's cloakroom shortly before the shooting scene. Helder argues with Frank why he kept this and a few other things from him, for example his argument that he had with Rainold that evening. The director indignantly rejects Hero’s suspicions that he hated Raimund but did not kill him. Helder wants to see the director's box and says it is also possible that the shot did not come directly from the stage.
In the meantime, the murder weapon has been found in a basket with alarm pistols. The responsibility for the weapons lies with prop master Lohrmann, who is questioned again. He explains that after the shooting scene everyone should throw their gun into this basket to save time. He handed out twelve pistols for the boys and one for Mr. Nissen. Helder discovers that there were fourteen weapons in the basket. Dr. Helder wants to speak to Carmen Daviot. He bluntly says that her acting talent has just shown itself to be masterly when she cleverly concealed the fact that she recognized the weapon lying on the table. Daviot contradicts the commissioner's presumption that Nissen threatened Rainold with the Browning. Carmen admits that she and Nissen loved each other very much, it's no secret. Helder tells the beautiful woman that he knows she thinks nits are the culprit.
Forensics has now found out that the perpetrator must have been left-handed. Helder asks the director to sign a protocol and finds out that Frank is right-handed. He deliberately includes the fact that the perpetrator must have been left-handed. He wants Carmen Daviot, who is still in the room, to hear this. The inspector then lets the relieved director know that he would like to reconstruct the image in which the shot was fired during the long break. The scene starts. Carmen arranges for Nissen to take the pistol in his right hand, in contrast to the original scene. When it is noticed, Helder asks her and Nissen into the office. Nissen maintains that he has nothing to confess. It is found that the imprint on the live pistol and on the alarm pistol just used by Nissen are not identical, which both can go for.
Helder says to his officials that there is now nothing left but to take a fingerprint after the performance of the entire stage staff and the artists. When Helder asked for a list of all employees, he was astonished to find that Lydia Loo bears the name Lohrmann. Director Frank explains to him that only very few people in the theater know that Lydia is the sister of the prop master Lohrmann, but he is told that Lohrmann is not left-handed. When Helder observes the prop man standing on the stage and briefly blinds him with a mirror, everything becomes clear to him. He asks the man to come with him. Someone else will have to do his job.
Meanwhile, Fred Nissen wraps Carmen Daviot in his arms and happily whispers something in her ear, after he said that now he knows exactly because she wanted to save him. Commissioner Dr. Meanwhile, Helder reports: The perpetrator shot with his left hand because he has an artificial eye on the right and therefore could not aim well on the right. Lohrmann says that his sister Lydia has been getting worse and worse lately, she has even expressed thoughts of suicide and today this villain finally gave her the passport. He had tried to speak to Rainold, but he only meant what to do with this hysterical woman, the theater would only be quiet if both he and his sister were kicked out. He then found the revolver in Nissen's dressing room and took it from him and fired the fatal shot at Rainold during the cannonade. Shortly afterwards the curtain for the premiere closes.
production
The shooting took place between the end of November 1936 and mid-January 1937 in the Vienna Rosenhügel film studios held the exteriors originated in Vienna and in Poland . Produced by Gloria-Film GmbH Vienna, the premiere was awarded by Syndikat-Film, and world sales were taken over by Rex-Film GmbH Vienna.
The premiere took place on February 5, 1937 in the Vienna Buschkino.
The German premiere of the film was on February 25, 1937 in the Berlin premiere cinema of the UFA , the Tauentzienpalast , and in the Alhambra. The film was banned from young people (censorship (DE): February 10, 1937, B.44690).
The buildings were designed by Emil Hasler , the costumes by Alfred Kunz . Alfred Norkus was responsible for the sound .
On March 15, 2007, the film was shown again in German cinemas.
background
Some camera settings as well as the lighting were rather unfavorable for the Leander. The costumes she wore in the film also partly underlined that she tended to be rounded. That would have to be worked on in upcoming films. However, it was immediately clear to those in charge at UFA that this woman had star potential. Zarah Leander was courted by many film companies after this film. The Viennese film company did not succeed in retaining them any further.
Zarah Leander and Karl Martell were partners in a total of four films.
The film was made with the participation of the Vienna police.
The dance scenes in the film were performed by Floyd du Pont and his (depending on the sources) 348 to 400 dancers.
In 1938 Walter Summers made a British remake of this crime film.
Songs in the movie:
- Perhaps I've never loved - sung by Zarah Leander, text: Hanns Schachner , music: Dénes von Buday
- Merci, mon ami, it was beautiful ...! (Lied and Slowfox) - sung by Zarah Leander, text: Hanns Schachner, music: Peter von Fényes
- The book of love - sung by Doddy Delissen, text: Hanns Schachner, music: Dénes von Buday
- A bride in Shanghai… - Text: Hanns Schachner, music: Peter von Fényes
DVD
- DVD “A reunion with Theo Lingen” with the films: Premiere and In Prater the trees are in bloom again - from Kinowelt Home Entertainment, additional equipment: 28-page booklet with star information, released on November 7, 2008
- DVD “Zarah Leander - Anniversary Edition” with the films: Ave Maria , Cuba Cabana , Gabriela and the premiere of Arthaus, released on March 9, 2007
Reviews
Premiere is a very generously equipped revue film, which has a fascinating effect in some settings, especially when Zarah - for the first time - fully unfolds her enormous screen presence. She didn't seem as professional and perfect as in her later films, but her systems were already clearly visible. Premiere lured people to the cinema in droves, certainly thanks to Zarah: “When she sings, the cinema becomes as quiet as a mouse. When she is interrogated, people hold their breath. They all feel that this is more than an actress, this is a whole person, this is a woman who lives, who breathes, who has feelings, who has passion ... »
“Zarah Leander's first German-language film - a set revue with effective performances and songs, held together in a reasonably exciting way by a crime story: At the premiere, a dodgy financier is shot from the stage in the box of the revue theater. Despite false leads, the detective finds the culprit at the end of the performance. The skilfully staged film established the leading actress with the audience as a Garbo / Dietrich replacement: the beginning of her successful career. "
"Geza von Bolvary presented Zarah Leander in her first German-language film role with numerous vocal interludes, thus building on her enormous theatrical success."
Web links
- Premiere at theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Premiere (full movie)
- Premiere movie poster
- Premiere Illustrierter Film-Kurier No. 2599
Individual evidence
- ^ Premiere - data on the film at Filmportal.de
- ↑ a b quot. from Zarah Leander Your Films - Her Life by Cornelia Zumkeller, Heyne Filmbibliothek No. 32/120, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, 1988, p. 64
- ↑ Premiere. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Premiere - See Filmportal.de