Why did I only say yes twice?
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Why did I only say yes twice? |
| Country of production |
Germany Italy |
| original language |
German Italian |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Franz Antel |
| script |
Kurt Nachmann Günter Ebert Vittorio Vighi Mario Guerra |
| production |
Carl Szokoll for Terra Filmkunst, Berlin Fida Cinematografica, Rome |
| music | Gianni Ferrio |
| camera | Hanns Matula |
| cut | Arnfried Heyne |
| occupation | |
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Why did I only say yes twice? is a German-Italian comedy film by Franz Antel from 1969. The film was also shown under the alternative title Der liebestolle Schlafwagenschaffner .
action
The Italian Vittorio Coppa works as a sleeper car attendant and commutes regularly between Munich and Rome . Believing that true love only exists in connection with marriage, he is secretly married twice. In Rome he lives with Teresa, while his wife Ingrid is waiting for him in Munich. On the way to the other wife, he always changes his wedding ring and the portrait in his pendant. During the journeys, he resists any art of seduction, but supports other lovers, including von Weiland, who is having a secret sleeping car affair with the daughter of the Minister of Transport, Mauro Carlotti, Marisa.
When he is received in Rome by his indignant wife and numerous family members who complain, he believes that his secret has been discovered. However, it is his brother-in-law Roberto who is cheating on a German. Vittorio apparently accuses Roberto and praises the sacred ideal of marriage. Teresa is proud of him and sews a button on his jacket, the lack of which Ingrid had already noticed in Munich. Ingrid reacts irritated when the button is neatly sewn to the jacket when Vittorio returns. She believes that during his stay in Rome, her husband regularly stays in the conductors' hostel, where only men live. Vittorio pretends to move out and now live privately with a family. But because Vittorio also has a pack of birth control pills with him - he secretly administers them to Teresa to avoid pregnancy, while Ingrid takes the pill of her own accord - she becomes suspicious.
Vittorio has to spend his birthday on the route from Munich to Rome. At the train station in Rome he is expected by Ingrid and initially believes he is in Munich. Ingrid, however, wanted to surprise him and flew to Rome by plane. Since Teresa, in turn, believes she can celebrate Vittorio's birthday with him, a hectic hustle and bustle relaxes over the next few hours. Vittorio initially manages to spend time with both women with various excuses. At dinner with Ingrid he meets Roberto, who reacts incredulously when Ingrid is presented to him as Vittorio's wife.
Suddenly Vittorio receives the news that the railway workers are on strike and that trains are no longer running. Once such a strike lasted more than two weeks, so Vittorio reacts quickly: He becomes an active advocate against the strike and gives such committed speeches against the work stoppage at the train station that the union finally gives up the strike. The trains are running again and Ingrid is returning to Munich the next day. After all, it is Vittorio's employer, Weichbrodt, who reveals the secret. He calls Teresa and tells her that she actually lives in Munich. Roberto tells Teresa that Vittorio has a second wife in Munich, and Teresa is now going to Munich. Ingrid thinks she is the new maid. A little later, Vittorio appears and is the first to see Teresa. He thinks he is in Rome, but Ingrid appears a little later, and Vittorio is reassured that he really is in Munich as originally intended. Teresa reveals to Ingrid that she is also a wife of Vittorio. Both women now teach Vittorio a lesson and confuse him so much that in the end he no longer knows where he is.
However, he continues to do his duty as a sleeper and is called to the Minister of Transport Mauro Carlotti on his arrival in Rome. He wants to thank him for breaking the strike and thus also saving the government, but Vittorino believes he should be charged with his double marriage. He confesses to Mauro that he is married to two women. Shortly afterwards, he will be tried in court. In fact, it cannot be determined which of the two marriages is valid. Both were closed on the same day and there is no time on the marriage certificate. Before the judge can validate both marriages, Serafina appears, the actual wife of Vittorios, whom he married long before Ingrid and Teresa. Vittorio is sentenced to one year in prison. Released from prison, his new route is now Rome – Paris. A little later you see Vittorio arm in arm with his new, second and now Parisian wife.
production
Franz Antel saw the report about a sleeper-car attendant who was married to two women at the same time as suitable film material. He turned to screenwriter Kurt Nachmann, who should invent a corresponding story. The studio recordings were made in Budapest.
The exterior shots were shot in Munich and Rome. Why did I only say yes twice. It had its cinema premiere on September 5, 1969. Originally released for ages 18 and over, the film now has an FSK 16. It was released in 2009 as part of the Kult-Klassiker DVD series . The Italian title is Professione bigamo .
The buildings are by Ferry Windberger , the costumes were created by Mauro Vigheti and Helca Zaar . Kurt Kodal was in charge of production .
criticism
For the film service was Why did I only say yes twice? a “largely filthy, only here and there funny swank.” The Protestant film observer drew the following conclusion: “This grotesque German-Italian color comedy could have been amusing, but was only tasteless and bad due to superfluous sex attributes and a blow to the morality of the marriage embarrassing. Without any approval. "
Web links
- Why did I only say yes twice? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Why did I only say yes twice? at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Antel: Twisted, in love, my life , Munich, Vienna 2001, p. 188 f.
- ↑ Why did I only say yes twice? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Critique No. 396/1969, p. 393