Vienna is dancing
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Viennese waltz |
| Original title | Vienna is dancing |
| Country of production | Austria , Liechtenstein |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Emil Edwin Reinert |
| script |
Jacques Companéez Emil E. Reinert Benno Vigny based on an idea by Hans Gustl Kernmayr |
| production | Vindobona-Film (Vienna), Cordial Filmproduktion (Vaduz-Zurich-Vienna) |
| music | Willy Schmidt-Gentner using melodies from Johann Strauss father and son |
| camera |
Günther Anders Hannes Staudinger |
| cut | Henny Brünsch |
| occupation | |
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Vienna dances , in Germany Viennese waltz , is an Austrian-Liechtenstein film biography from 1951 by Emil-Edwin Reinert with Adolf Wohlbrück as the composer Johann Strauss (father) (1804–1849). At his side, Marte Harell plays the leading female role. The plot of the film is fictional and does not match the historical developments.
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Vienna in the 19th century. Johann Strauss earns his living as a violinist in a Viennese wine bar, his marriage to Anna threatens to break up. The reason for the serious rift is repeatedly the dispute over the eldest son of the two, Johann Strauss junior. While the father considers him musically completely untalented and strives for a civil service career for him, Anna quickly recognizes the great compositional talent of her filius. Another reason is the father's constant conjugal infidelity; his latest conquest is Millie Trampusch from Vienna, who also inspires him artistically. One day the composer has a brilliant idea: Why not create a danceable piece of music that is kept in three-quarter time, which was previously unknown? The Viennese waltz is born! But the Viennese themselves are anything but enthusiastic, on the contrary: the musicians in his band had warned him and they were supposed to be right. The new dance is not accepted by the people and its creator is publicly whistled.
In this situation, Millie proves to be a savior. She, who knows her Johann well, shows people how to dance this newfangled waltz properly, so that after the first attempts the Strauss compositions are a resounding success. Now the triumphant advance of Strauss father begins: first he defeats the competitor Joseph Lanner in a musicians competition , whereupon Strauss is appointed court conductor and tours with his compositions through numerous countries. Millie accompanies him on his guest tours to the European capitals, but because of Anna she is not allowed to get married. After years of triumph, the Viennese turned to another, more modern composer: of all people, he was the once underestimated son Johann Strauss junior, who successfully contested his father for the title of uncrowned waltz king. With a heavy heart, the old man realizes that the son is the more talented musician in the family. On the deathbed, father and son Strauss are reconciled.
Production notes
Wien tanzt was created in the spring of 1951 in the Atelier Wien-Sievering and in Vienna and the surrounding area and was premiered on June 17, 1951 in Berlin's Waldbühne as part of the Berlinale . The Austrian premiere was on September 7, 1951. The official Germany star was in Munich on August 22, 1951.
Karl Ehrlich took over the production management, the film structures were created by Otto Niedermoser , assisted by Herta Hareiter . Otto Untersalmberger set the tone. Leo Bei and Hill Reihs-Gromes created the extensive costumes.
Reviews
Cinema online writes: “The humorous film indulges too much in imperial-royal clichés, but is elegantly played. Conclusion: nostalgic parade in three-four time. "
The film service says: "Well-played, pleasant entertainment, just like the cliché: Vienna as it sings, dances and laughs."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ludwig Berger filmed this competition in 1933 as the Waltz War , in which Wohlbrück also played Strauss' father
- ↑ Viennese Waltz on cinema.de
- ↑ Vienna dances. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 31, 2019 .
Web links
- Vienna dances in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vienna dances at filmportal.de