Boccaccio (1936 film)
{{short description|1936 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Boccaccio
| image = Boccaccio (1936 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Herbert Maisch
| producer = Max Pfeiffer
| writer = {{ubl|Emil Burri|Walter Forster}}
| starring = {{ubl|Albrecht Schoenhals|Gina Falckenberg|Willy Fritsch|Heli Finkenzeller}}
| music = Franz Doelle
| cinematography = Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
| editing = Carl Otto Bartning
| studio = UFA
| distributor = UFA
| released = {{Film date|1936|7|31||df=y}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross =
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Boccaccio is a 1936 German historical musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch.{{sfn|O'Brien|p=47}} It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.
Plot
Boccaccio is an operetta that relates to how Nazis conceived the Italian Renaissance. Ferrara residents are carried up in a tide of emotion and physical passion. Before long, the town is in chaos.
Background
The film was produced by Universum-Film AG Berlin under the production management of Max Pfeiffer between mid-February and mid-April 1936 in the Ufa studios in Neubabelsberg and premiered on August 11, 1936, in the UFA-Palast (Berlin).Ulrich J. Klaus: Deutsche Tonfilme: Filmlexikon der abendfüllenden deutschen und deutschsprachigen Tonfilme nach ihren deutschen Uraufführungen, Klaus Archiv Berlin 2006, S. 35
The film music was written by Franz Doelle, the lyrics by Charles Amberg. Individual songs such as "Bella Fiametta", "Alles, alles tu' ich aus Liebe" and "Radiant Sun" were published by Ufaton Verlag, interpreted by Charles Amberg.Wolfgang Adler: Schlagerchronik von 1892–1959, Bd. 3, Sender Freies Berlin, 1987, {{ISBN|978-3922564003}}
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Albrecht Schoenhals as Cesare d'Este
- Gina Falckenberg as Francesca
- Willy Fritsch as Petruccicio
- Heli Finkenzeller as Fiametta
- Paul Kemp as Calandrino
- Fita Benkhoff as Bianca
- Albert Florath as Bartolomeo
- Tina Eilers as Pia
- Ernst Waldow as Ricco
- Hans Hermann Schaufuss as First Judge
- Egon Vogel as Student
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book | ref = {{sfnref|O'Brien}} | last = O'Brien | first = Mary-Elizabeth | title = Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich | url = https://archive.org/details/nazicinemaasench0000obri | url-access = registration | publisher = Camden House | year = 2004 | location = Rochester, NY | isbn = 978-1-57113-334-2 }}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0027374}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215251/http://mrqeprod.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/boccaccio-m100045201 Review]
- [http://rarefilmsandmore.com/boccacio-1936 Boccaccio Film]
Category:1930s historical musical films
Category:German historical musical films
Category:1930s German-language films
Category:Films of Nazi Germany
Category:Films directed by Herbert Maisch
Category:Films set in the 14th century
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
Category:German-language historical musical films
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