The Landlady of Maria Wörth

The Landlady of Maria Wörth (German: Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth) is a 1952 Austrian comedy film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Maria Andergast, Mady Rahl and Rudolf Carl.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav Abel. Location shooting took place in Maria Wörth and around the Wörthersee in Carinthia.

The Landlady of Maria Wörth
Directed byEduard von Borsody
Written byFritz Böttger
Werner Eplinius
Walter Forster
Joachim Wedekind
Eduard von Borsody
Produced byEduard Hoesch
StarringMaria Andergast
Mady Rahl
Rudolf Carl
CinematographyWalter Riml
Edited byRaimund Warta
Music byHans Lang
Production
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Donau-Filmproduktion Eduard Hoesch
Distributed byUnion-Film
Release date
  • 28 November 1952 (1952-11-28)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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The twin daughters of a widowed landlady of a boarding house in Maria Wörth try and encourage a romance between her and a young American.

Cast

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Production

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Die Wirtin von Maria Wörth was filmed on Lake Wörthersee in Carinthia as well as in Sankt Gilgen in the Salzkammergut, in the Sofiensäle in Vienna and in the studios in Salzburg-Parsch and Vienna-Sievering.[2]

Various songs can be heard in the film, including Wirtin vom Wörthersee and Zwetschkenknödel-ödel-ödel from the pen of Hans Lang (music) and Erich Meder (lyrics), which have also been released on record, interpreted by Maria Andergast and Hans Lang.

Criticism

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For the film-dienst, the film was a "dull comedy about plum dumplings and the election of a "Miss Wörthersee".[3] For the contemporary critics of Funk und Film, the film "serves up the usual mix: Hans Lang's 'Holdrio' music, interpreted by Maria Andergast" as well as a number of tried-and-tested comedians.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fritsche p. 242
  2. ^ Dr. Alfred Bauer: Deutscher Spielfilm Almanach. Band 2: 1946–1955, S. 306
  3. ^ "The Landlady of Maria Wörth". Lexikon des internationalen Films [de]. Filmdienst. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  4. ^ Rupert Leutgeb, Wolfgang Tauscher: Hans Lang – Melodien gehen um die Welt. Zwettl 2008, ISBN 978-3-901287-13-8, p. 194

Bibliography

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  • Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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