Brother Martin (1954)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | And heaven laughs at it |
| Original title | Brother martin |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 105 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Axel von Ambesser |
| script |
Karl Costa , Erna Fentsch |
| production | Herbert Gruber |
| music | Hans Lang |
| camera | Sepp Ketterer |
| occupation | |
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The feature film Brother Martin (distribution title in Germany: And heaven laughs too ) is an Austrian homeland comedy from 1954 in which Paul Hörbiger plays the friar Martin. It was based on the popular play Brother Martin by Karl Costa .
action
Brother Martin regularly collects donations for the poor in an unusual manner. One day he was forbidden to beg after the pastor of Siebenwiesen complained. He gets house arrest from his prior. His beloved niece, who lives in the Siebenwiesen district, asks him for help. She is expecting a child from the son of a rich farmer who does not want her as a daughter-in-law.
So brother Martin tries to escape. But he gets caught. Nevertheless, he is allowed to start his journey to Siebenwiesen again under certain conditions. There, contrary to expectations, he asked the pastor of Siebenwiesen, who had caused him such difficulties, for help. Because not only his niece Lena has problems, others also need his unusual auxiliary skills. An engaged couple is in danger of falling apart from the groom's excessive jealousy, and the village tailor, plagued by his domineering wife, needs support. Brother Martin puts everything in order and now also gains the prior's understanding for his unusual methods.
Production notes
The film was produced in the Vienna Schönbrunn studio. The outdoor shots were taken in the vicinity of Vienna and in Spitz an der Donau . The world premiere took place on October 11, 1954 in Innsbruck. In the Federal Republic of Germany the film was shown for the first time on November 23, 1954 in Nuremberg.
criticism
The lexicon of international film called brother Martin as "modest Austrian folk piece in cinematic as religiously lot to be desired leaves". In the online version it simply says: "[...] that leaves something to be desired in all respects."
Web links
- Brother Martin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brother Martin at filmportal.de
- Bavarian television - home comedy brother Martin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 474
- ↑ Klaus Brüne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 8. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 3942.
- ↑ Brother Martin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 29, 2017 .