They called him Krambambuli
| Movie | |
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| Original title | They called him Krambambuli |
| Country of production |
Germany , Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franz Antel |
| script |
Rolf Olsen , August Rieger |
| production |
Kurt Kodal for New Delta / Divina |
| music | Johannes Fehring |
| camera | Hanns Matula |
| cut | Arnfried Heyne |
| occupation | |
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They called him Krambambuli is a German-Austrian feature film by Franz Antel from 1972 and the fourth film adaptation of the story Krambambuli by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach . The alternative title of the film, which is loosely attached to the narrative, is What happened at Wildberg Castle?
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The young Christian Freytag happened to be there when his friend Momme and his girlfriend in Munich spontaneously stole a car. He gets into the car, which is stopped by the police, and has to go to jail for six months. After three months he was released on probation in order to prove himself for the remaining three months at a construction company in rural Wildberg.
In Wildberg he sees a neglected dog on a cordoned-off property, which he secretly gives water and which he visits and feeds again and again in the following weeks. One day he meets the dog in front of his house. Since he cannot be chased away and no longer leaves his side, Christian secretly takes him to his room and baptizes him "buddy". The room is part of a dilapidated attic that was made available to him by his boss, Traugott Jellinek. He lives with his sister Emma, who distrusts Christian as an ex-prisoner. Only Traugott's secretary Marianne approaches Christian in a friendly manner. Over time, both grow closer, even if Marianne's parents don't know about Christian's stay in prison.
Marianne is also adored by the castle owner's son Till Beckmann. He suffers from an illness that will make him blind in a short time without surgery. His girlfriend Jeanette feels unable to cope with the possible task of looking after a blind person and leaves him. Marianne regularly visits Wildberg Castle, which is being renovated by Jellinek's workers, and brings the bills over. Till asks her to come into town with him when he has a doctor's appointment. He soon realizes that Marianne doesn't love him but Christian.
Marianne's brother Viktor owes his friends. He is lazy and does not take his mechanic exam. Instead, he plans a break-in at Wildberg Castle, which is supposed to give him a lot of money: Till keeps his deceased mother's jewels in the castle. When Momme appears in Wildberg in search of Christian, Viktor has found his buddy for the break-in. Both blackmail Christian into secretly giving them access to the palace as one of Jellinek's construction workers. Christian refuses, so that both men break into the castle alone at night. Christian finally appears to warn Till and is knocked down by Viktor and Momme. He's the only one on the scene when Till and the police arrive. He is arrested because Momme can go into hiding and Viktor claims to have slept all night. The “stolen” dog buddy, who had since been reported missing, is found in Christian's room and incriminates him as a thief.
Meanwhile, Till has survived his eye surgery. Marianne, who doubts Christian's guilt, comes to Till's sick bed and, under the influence of the anesthetic , tells her that he actually saw her brother Viktor and a stranger that night and that Christian only came later and wanted to prevent the break-in. He did not tell the police because he wanted to eliminate Christian as a rival. Marianne goes to the police who want to question Till the next day and thus prove Christian's innocence. Christian, however, believes that he has no chance against the testimony of the rich Till, since everyone will believe him, but nobody will believe a convicted man. With the help of a cell inmate, he manages to escape from prison. Christian goes to Viktor, from whom he wants to elicit a confession. There is a duel. Meanwhile, Marianne is also on the way to see her brother to get him to tell the truth. The police in turn followed secretly. When Marianne arrives at her brother's, he is fleeing. Christian is injured on the ground, but flees when he sees the police behind Marianne. A young policeman shoots the running Christian and accidentally kills him.
Later, Christian's death is the talk of the village, especially since we now know that the real perpetrators have not yet been caught. “It's almost like the story of the Krambambuli”, says Emma Jellinek. Marianne and her friend watch over Christian's grave and finally leave the cemetery. She sees Till, who has since recovered, and walks past him without a word, buddy by her side.
Production notes
After Krambambuli (1940) , Heimatland (1955) and Call of the Forests (1965) They called him Krambambuli the fourth of five film adaptations of the story Krambambuli so far . As in all previous films, Rudolf Prack also had a role in this film; he played the doctor in charge of the sick Till.
The film premiered on February 14, 1972.
The dog, called mate in the film , was portrayed by Asta from the “von Fernstein” kennel. When the film was made in 1955, Hatti, a dog from the "von Fernstein" kennel, was selected to portray the dog Krambambuli. The similarity between the two animals meant that scenes from the film Heimatland, in which Hatti von Fernstein hunted geese and made the acquaintance of horses, cows and pigs, were also used in They called him Krambambuli . Michael Schanze sings the title Little People in these scenes .
criticism
The lexicon of international films stated that you called it Krambambuli "very loosely based on the novella by Ebner-Eschenbach" and was a "sentimental story staged in the style of fashionable homeland films". The film-dienst described the film as "superficial entertainment full of stirring effects."
Web links
- They called him Krambambuli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- They called him Krambambuli at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Brüne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 7. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 3444.
- ↑ They called him Krambambuli. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .