Rose Monday (1930)

Movie
Original title	Carnival Monday
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1930
length	83 minutes
Rod
Director	Hans Steinhoff
script	Philipp Lothar Mayring Ludwig von Wohl
production	Bruno Duday for UFA
music	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
camera	Werner Brandes
occupation
Mathias Wieman : Lieutenant Hans Rudorff Lien Deyers : Trust Reimann Eduard von Winterstein : Commander Colonel von Friese Karl Ludwig Diehl : First Lieutenant Ferdinand von Grobitzsch Peter Voss : First Lieutenant Harold Hofmann Harry Halm : First Lieutenant Paul von Ramberg Alexander Sascha : First Lieutenant Hugo von Marschall Lutz Altschul : First Lieutenant Peter von Remberg Hubert von Meyerinck : Lieutenant Benno von Klewitz Fritz Alberti : Councilor of Commerce Berger Hanna Waag : Hildegard Lotte Spira : Mrs. Berger

Rosenmontag is a German film drama by the director Hans Steinhoff from 1930. The literary film adaptation is based on the play of the same name by the writer Otto Erich Hartleben . In the main roles , Mathias Wieman and Lien Deyers play the officer Hans Rudorff and his fiancé Traute Reimann, whose mutual promise of marriage initially breaks and ends in a catastrophic disaster.

action

The engagement between the officer Hans and his fiancée Traute breaks up due to an intrigue between his grandmother and his two cousins. It is alleged that during his 4-week absence when he was away on business, his fiancée was said to have been unfaithful to him. The rumors testify to a love affair with Traute and First Lieutenant Grobitzsch.

As a result, Hans leaves his wife and becomes engaged to Hildegard, the daughter of the Berger Chamber of Commerce. His family is satisfied with this circumstance, since they have apparently achieved their goal of preventing the marriage between Hans and Traute.

During a cozy get-together, Hans found out by chance that his former fiancée Traute was not actually being unfaithful to him, but that the whole thing was staged. Furthermore, Hans learns that Traute still loves him.

In the further course of the film, Hans and Traute come together again; she visits him in his apartment during the Carnival on Shrove Monday, which is currently taking place. When Traute is alone for a moment, she hears a loud discussion between Hans and Lieutenant Grobitzsch from the next room. When she hears that Lieutenant Grobitzsch is disparaging her, Traute suddenly opens the door to the next room and accuses Hans of breaking his word of honor.

The film ends with both killing each other.

Production notes

Erich Holder assisted Hans Steinhoff in directing, Karl Drömmer assisted the cameraman Werner Brandes . Robert Herlth was responsible for the film construction together with Walter Röhrig and Walter Tjaden took care of the sound. Willy Schmidt-Gentner conducted the orchestra. The sung lyrics come from the pen of Artur Rebner.

Release dates and different film titles

Rosenmontag was first shown in German cinemas on September 1, 1930. Further publication dates (abroad) were December 1, 1930 in Finland , December 25, 1930 in Slovenia and March 21, 1931 in the USA (there under the international title Rose Monday or Love's Carnival ).

censorship

The film censors checked the film for inadmissible content, Rose Monday passed this check on August 13, 1930 without any complaints.

Web links

• Carnival Monday in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Carnival Monday at the Murnau Foundation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rose Monday. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved September 14, 2015 . 
2. ^ Rosenmontag (1930) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved September 14, 2015 .