I am always amazed by these German wartime recordings and productions. I have a recording of Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor ( Merry Wives of Windsor ) from May 1943, conducted by Artur Rother. Its fantastic......I presume that it was a concert performance or in a studio for radio transmission ( any info, gratefully received! ). The upbeat feel of it never fails to please......
My god, where was this movie made? Were they making movies in Germany or Austria in l944-45 with the bombs raining down, the people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place? It doesn't seem possible!
Well, in fact they were making movies in England in l940-43 with the bombs raining down, the people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place. They were making movies in the USSR in l920-53 with the Gulag, Holomodor, chekas, people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place and bombs here, there and everywhere. It doesn't seem possible! It doesn't seem possible!
Those "happy movies" were considered rather important as a means to make the people forget about the bitter reality of the war. So it's no wonder that a film like that was produced in 1944/45.
@safetychoice Watch "Frau Meiner Traume" ("Woman of My Dreams") with Marika Rokk (the entire movie is on RUclips). It's very Hollywood-esque and therefore extremely trippy and twisted to watch! It was released in '44 and was a HUGE hit! The grand finale must have used every last balloon in the Third Reich.
@safetychoice yeah I know, sry I forgot the second part. :-) Glücklich ist, wer vergisst, was doch nicht zu ändern ist.... gosh I still love this music. However my favourite "die Fledermaus" still is the one with Peter Alexander.
@safetychoice of course they made movies during that time. the best source of propaganda (on both sides) you could ever hope for. especially when considering what they sing: "glücklich ist wer vergisst" aka. "happy are those who forget what cannot be changed".
I am always amazed by these German wartime recordings and productions. I have a recording of Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor ( Merry Wives of Windsor ) from May 1943, conducted by Artur Rother. Its fantastic......I presume that it was a concert performance or in a studio for radio transmission ( any info, gratefully received! ). The upbeat feel of it never fails to please......
das ist meine Oma!!! mann, bin ich stolz darauf!
Despite some parts out of sync, this extract shows the superiority of 1940s German recording system (Tobis) over (RCA) the Hollywood system.
@lisilein2 Glucklich ist, wer vergisst, was nicht mehr zu andern ist; Glucklich ist, wer vergisst, was nicht zu andern ist.
My god, where was this movie made? Were they making movies in Germany or Austria in l944-45 with the bombs raining down, the people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place? It doesn't seem possible!
Well, in fact they were making movies in England in l940-43 with the bombs raining down, the people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place. They were making movies in the USSR in l920-53 with the Gulag, Holomodor, chekas, people starving and all kinds of unspeakable horrors taking place and bombs here, there and everywhere. It doesn't seem possible! It doesn't seem possible!
It was made in Prague in 1944 and first shown after the war in 1946.
Meine Oma :)
Those "happy movies" were considered rather important as a means to make the people forget about the bitter reality of the war. So it's no wonder that a film like that was produced in 1944/45.
@safetychoice Watch "Frau Meiner Traume" ("Woman of My Dreams") with Marika Rokk (the entire movie is on RUclips). It's very Hollywood-esque and therefore extremely trippy and twisted to watch! It was released in '44 and was a HUGE hit! The grand finale must have used every last balloon in the Third Reich.
@safetychoice yeah I know, sry I forgot the second part. :-)
Glücklich ist, wer vergisst, was doch nicht zu ändern ist.... gosh I still love this music. However my favourite "die Fledermaus" still is the one with Peter Alexander.
@safetychoice of course they made movies during that time. the best source of propaganda (on both sides) you could ever hope for. especially when considering what they sing: "glücklich ist wer vergisst" aka. "happy are those who forget what cannot be changed".