Ulli and Marei

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Movie
Original title Ulli and Marei
Country of production Germany
Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1948
length 87 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Leopold Hainisch
script Eduard Koeck
Leopold Hainisch
production YES Vesely
music Alois Melichar
camera Günther Anders
Richard Angst
Ernst Wilhelm Fiedler
cut Munni Obal
occupation

Ulli und Marei (alternative title: Der Berghofbauer and Where the Alpine Roses Bloom ) is a German-Austrian fictional film in black and white by Leopold Hainisch . He also wrote the script together with Eduard Köck . The film was made shortly before the end of the war and is therefore considered a defector . The main roles are occupied by Attila Hörbiger , Ilse Exl and Eduard Köck. The work had its world premiere on April 23, 1948 in Austria. It was first shown in German cinemas on July 7, 1950.

action

The old, widowed farmer Markt lives with his male and female servants on his large farm in a remote Alpine valley. One of the farmhands is his former foster son Ulli, a strong and good-natured guy. One day the Markthof farmer drives into town, where he wants to visit a notary to appoint Ulli as his heir. On the way he passes the Klarerhof, just in time to rescue Marei, the daughter of the Klarerhof farmer, from a dangerous situation. Out of gratitude, the farmer's wife invited Markt to her living room. While having coffee, he offers Marei to become his new housekeeper. Then he goes back to his farm. He is no longer in a hurry to overwrite it on Ulli.

When Ulli and Marei face each other on Sunday, they both realize that they have already become a little close. Both have not forgotten this.

Marei runs the Markthof to the full satisfaction of her employer. Ulli soon notices that he has kept an eye on his housekeeper. Hence jealousy seizes him; he becomes angry and perplexed. When a storm approaches one day, he wants to bring the heavy hay wagon over the steep meadow into the dry. He hurts himself very much. Marei and him have a discussion on his sick bed. In the end, the two assure each other that they are true to each other. At the same time, the Markthof farmer announced his intention to marry Marei's mother. The old woman has no objection to this, but adds that her daughter must have the last word on this matter.

Thanks to Marei's love, Ulli survived the accident well. It doesn’t take long before the market yard farmer realizes what’s going on between his two employees. Referring to his favors, he asked his servant to release Marei for him. Ulli then leaves the farm in despair without telling Marei the reason for it. Therefore, she feels hurt and despite the old farmer, she says yes.

Ulli ended up in the city. There he buys a gingerbread heart from a peddler with the inscription “I'll stay true to you” and asks the man to give it to Marei when he passes the farmer's farm.

The wedding is being prepared in the market courtyard. When the not at all happy bride unwraps her heart and reads the inscription, all she says is: "Too late". But her mother feels that without Ulli, Marei will have to remain unhappy all her life. That is why she brings the young man back to his homeland. As soon as Marei saw Ulli, she flies on his neck. The farmer, beside himself with anger, points the gun at his former foster son. At the last moment he comes to his senses. Ashamed, he sees his folly and gives the young couple his blessing.

Production notes

The shooting was done in the Wien-Film studios . The buildings were created by the film architect Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff . Herta Broneder was responsible for the costumes .

criticism

The lexicon of international film draws the following conclusion: "The film made shortly before the end of the war [...] tells a rural triangular story in a simple representation."

source

Program for the film: Illustrierte Film-Bühne , Verlag Filmbühne GmbH, Munich 2, number 396

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 from 1988, p. 306