Symphony in gold
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Symphony in gold |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franz Antel |
| script | Kurt Nachmann |
| production |
Erich von Neusser for Neusser / Cosmos |
| music | Lotar Olias |
| camera | Hans H. Theyer |
| cut | Arnfried Heyne |
| occupation | |
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Symphony in Gold is an Austrian revue film by Franz Antel from 1956 .
action
Charles Bierwirth, the owner of an ice revue, faces a problem: The two main stars of his revue have given notice at short notice. At the suggestion of Horoscope-believing Susi Hagedorn, Charles wants to give young Eva a chance as a couple dancer in the revue. Up to now, Eva was the 13th showgirl from the right and is now supposed to look after a partner. She hopes to find him in one of the participants in the upcoming European Figure Skating Championship. The star of the EM is runner Bill Johnson, but Eva cannot get to him. Instead, she makes the acquaintance of Walter Gerlos from the small village of Arlberg, who trains figure skating with a group there in the winter months, but otherwise works as a wood carver. Eva doesn't know that he will also compete in the European Championship and in the end is very surprised when she sees him on the ice. Magnus Medpel, the reporter from the Kleiner Sportblatt, is the only one who believes in Walter's success. In the end, Walter finished fourth and Bill wins. Walter would be good and cheap enough for Charles Bierwirth's review, but he rejects Walter. As a revue runner, this would be a professional and should no longer start at the EM, which is reserved for amateurs. He withdraws to his village in frustration because he believes that only the poor training conditions are responsible for his failure.
Soon after, Walter receives a visit from Magnus Medpel in his village, who wants to interview him for a homestory. Walter complains of his suffering: work to finance the sport, no training opportunities in the summer, no money for good coaches. A well-paid revue engagement would be the solution, but then Walter is no longer an amateur. Medlar, who is still behind Walter, has the solution: Walter starts to run revues with a mask and as an anonymous Mr. X and to earn money. Mr. X soon appears in ice revues all over Europe and has great success, especially since the press does not get behind his identity. Walter publicly appears as the secretary of the ominous Mr. X, while Medlar has exclusive rights to articles on Mr. X.
Charles Bierwirth is very interested in engaging Mr. X for his revue. Walter agrees under strict conditions. Among other things, Mr. X is to receive an artificial ice rink in the mornings for his sole use, and his incognito must be preserved at all costs. Walter meets Eva again and arranges a training session with Mr. X for her. If Eva first thought that Mr. X was only after money, she finds him likable after a training session. Still, she can't understand why Walter isn't training for the upcoming EM. However, he realized that some of his training mates in Arlberg were more talented than him. He has her brought to him anonymously and practiced on Charles Bierwirth's ice rink with a professional trainer. He indirectly monitors your training progress and admonishes you to discipline. At the same time he practices with Eva as Mr. X and reacts jealously as Walter when Eva makes Mr. X too beautiful. He confronts her and the two part in an argument. Magnus Medpel steps in and explains to Eva that Walter and Mr. X are the same person. At the final revue, the two figure skaters reconcile. Village trainer Anton Koriander has long since noticed that Mr. X makes the same mistakes in figure skating as Walter once did, but does not reveal him. He also learns from Charles Bierwirth that the anonymous patron who made the training possible for his protégés was Mr. X. Walter's commitment pays off: In the end, his former Arlberg training partner, the young runner Hans, wins the European Championship against the favored Bill Johnson.
production
Franz Antel was inspired for his first ice revue film by the number Blue Mirage by Lotar Olias, especially since he had the ice skater Jiřina Nekolová on hand. A huge ice rink with colored ice was installed in the large hall in the Rosenhügel film studios .
The Symphony in Gold premiered on March 2, 1956 in the Lichtburg in Essen, with a record number of 5208 visitors. The film shows dancers from the Wiener Eisrevue . While actress Germaine Damar dances on the skates herself, Joachim Fuchsberger was doubled by Fernand Leemans , who can also be seen as Walter's competitor Bill Johnson.
The sound engineer for the film was Herbert Janeczka , the buildings were designed by Sepp Rothauer and Walter Schmiedl , while Gerdago created the costumes.
Various songs can be heard in the film
- Alice Babs : Dongdingeldang
- Mona Baptiste : Oh, Jackie-Joe
- Friedel Hensch : Fernando
criticism
For the film service , Symphonie in Gold was "undemanding, pleasing entertainment with sport, love, a lot of music, a little comedy and performances from the Wiener Eisrevue."
"' Urmel aus dem Eis ' is definitely funnier," said Cinema .
Web links
- Symphony in Gold in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Symphony in Gold at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Antel: Twisted, in love, my life , Munich, Vienna 2001, p. 111 ff.
- ↑ Symphony in Gold. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de