Most beautiful, love me
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Most beautiful, love me |
| Original title | Love Me Tonight |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1932 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rouben Mamoulian |
| script |
Samuel Hoffenstein , George Marion Jr. , Waldemar Young |
| production | Rouben Mamoulian |
| music | John Leipold |
| camera | Victor Milner |
| cut |
Rouben Mamoulian , William Shea |
| occupation | |
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Schönste, liebe mich (Original title: Love Me Tonight ) is an American comedy film by Rouben Mamoulian from 1932. The script is based on a play by Paul Armont and Léopold Marchand. The premiere took place on August 12, 1932. In Germany the film was released in cinemas on October 14, 1932 under the title Schloß im Mond . On February 2, 1971, a television version shortened by six minutes was broadcast on ARD in the original version with German subtitles.
action
The Parisian tailor Maurice Courtelin strives honestly to earn his money. Now he feels that Count de Vareze has cheated out of the money for 15 suits he made. He also hears that the Count has a bad reputation among other tailors in Paris. So Maurice makes his way to the Château d'Artelins, where de Vareze works for the Duke. De Vareze's attempt to borrow money from the duke fails. The Duke does not give his niece Valentine any money either.
On the way to the château, there is almost a collision with the carriage of Princess Jeanette. Maurice fell in love with the proud woman immediately. Jeanette also feels drawn to the man who is socially below her. Jeanette lives in the Château d'Artelins. Once there, she faints. The doctor tells her that a wedding with a man of the same age could cure her, who is already widowed at 22. When Maurice arrives at the château, the nervous de Vareze introduces him to the duke as a baron. Now Maurice is, if unintentionally, part of higher society.
Maurice takes part in a hunt. At the same time, the Count de Savignac found out that Maurice had no family tree. De Vareze explains to the Duke that Maurice is traveling under a pseudonym . A costume ball is organized in Maurice's honor. Maurice dresses up as Apache . He follows Jeanette into the garden and confesses his love to her. The next morning, Maurice dismissed Jeanette's seamstress, who then went on to say that Maurice would make new riding clothes for the princess. Maurice wants to finish the clothes within two hours. De Vareze and de Savignac make a bet for 50,000 francs. De Vareze relies on Maurice, wins and can pay off his debt. Maurice leaves the château and takes a train to Paris.
Jeanette realizes that she loves Maurice, even beyond the boundaries of her class. She takes the fastest horse in the stable and follows the train. She shouts that she would like to be a tailor's wife, but Maurice doesn't answer her. Only when Jeanette is standing on the tracks and forcing the train to brake hard, the two embrace.
background
The film is one of 700 Paramount Pictures productions shot between 1929 and 1949, the television rights of which were sold to Universal Pictures in 1958 .
Originally the film was 104 minutes long. When it was performed again after 1934, eight minutes were cut out according to the guidelines of the Hays Code . These missing eight minutes are considered lost.
The former theater and musical director Mamoulian set new standards for film musicals here. Above all, it was astonishing that the script was only completed after the individual songs had been composed. The set of the film was in the hands of the native German Hans Dreier , the costumes are by Edith Head .
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the film as “one of the most amusing and imaginative musicals of the early sound film era. Cleverly used punchlines, style contrasts and the handling of the technical possibilities still show the innovative importance of the film and still help to ensure untroubled entertainment. " Variety found the film" deliciously worked out in structure, representation and direction ".
The TV Guide praised the “breathtaking effect” and Mamoulian's “courage in playing with image and sound”. The TimeOut film guide wrote, "The songs support the plot, the dialogues are witty, the whole film is an ironic fantasy that never gets tough". Even the Protestant film observer was not stingy with praise: “Musical film [...] by an unjustly forgotten director [...]. The story of the Parisian tailor [...], who pretends to be a baron, is enriched with humor and catchy music as well as with film-technical features. "
Awards
In 1990 the film was entered into the National Film Registry .
Soundtrack
The songs in the film were composed by Richard Rodgers , the lyrics are by Lorenz Hart . The titles of the songs were:
- That's the song of paree
- Isn't it romantic
- Lover
- Mimi
- A Woman Needs Something Like That
- Deer Hunt
- The Poor Apache
- Love Me Tonight
- The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor
The song Deer Hunt is the only piece without lyrics.
Web links
- Most beautiful, I love the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beautiful, love me at Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Miller: Love Me Tonight (1932) Articles. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
- ^ Paul Tatara: Love Me Tonight (1932) Articles. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Most beautiful, love me. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 26, 2019 .
- ↑ See Love Me Tonight . In: Variety , 1932.
- ↑ See tvguide.com
- ↑ See timeout.com
- ↑ Evangelischer Film-Beobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 458/1969.