Nice gigolo, poor gigolo (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nice gigolo, poor gigolo |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | English , German |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 147 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Hemmings |
| script |
Julius Brammer , Irving Caesar , Ennio De Concini , Joshua Sinclair |
| production | Rolf Thiele |
| music |
Günther Fischer , Pasadena Roof Orchestra |
| camera | Charly Steinberger |
| cut | Siegrun hunter |
| occupation | |
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Beautiful Gigolo, Poor Gigolo is a German film from 1978 . The title of the film is identical to that of a popular hit by Julius Brammer (text) and Leonello Casucci (music) from 1929, which is interpreted in the film by Marlene Dietrich : Beautiful gigolo, poor gigolo .
The English actor David Hemmings ( Blow Up ) drew with his first directorial work - based on Erich Kästner's novel Fabian - a grazing light-like social panorama of the Weimar Republic . He also took on the role of the homosexual captain Kraft . Singer David Bowie led an international star line-up that also included Kim Novak , Maria Schell , Sydne Rome and Erika Pluhar . The 77-year-old Marlene Dietrich was seen as a baroness for the last time in a feature film after 15 years of abstinence.
action
Lieutenant Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski from a Prussian aristocratic family was transferred to the front as a young man shortly before the end of the First World War and - without even firing once - wounded in a final explosion. Back in Berlin , he is confronted with the fact that after losing their property, his family had to rent the lordly city villa to pensioners. In addition, his mother has taken a job in a Turkish bath . The widow general Helga now gives the impoverished and uprooted nobleman access to society; the demi-world lady Eva provides the means for his living while his captain urges him to join the NSDAP . The singer Cilly, daughter of the boarding house manager, is turning her back on Germany and making a career in Hollywood . Paul becomes a gigolo and the constant companion of an older lady. Cilly marries a German prince. In the street fighting between the SA and the communists , Paul is hit by a ricochet and dies.
Reviews
"Despite the large budget and the considerable number of stars, a staging disaster: The film degenerates into a confused, styleless and banal spectacle in which even the expensive show values are lost in general insignificance."
particularities
- The film is set in Berlin, where it was shot and co-financed by the city. Of the main actors, only Marlene Dietrich came from Berlin; she did not need to leave her exile in Paris for her part.
- With Günther Fischer , a film composer who was DDR dedicated. The British Pasadena Roof Orchestra played the contemporary music .
- In this film, Lotti Huber took on an extra role for the first time.
Web links
- Beautiful Gigolo, armer Gigolo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nice gigolo, poor gigolo at marlenedietrich-filme.de
- Voice actor for the German film version on synchrondatenbank.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nice gigolo, poor gigolo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .