The Merry Vineyard (German: Der fröhliche Weinberg) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engel and starring Gustav Knuth, Camilla Spira and Wilfried Seyferth.[1] It is based on a play by Carl Zuckmayer which had previously been made into a silent film in 1927, of which this film is a remake.[2][3]

. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. It is sometimes known by the alternative title of The Grapes Are Ripe.

Cast

Reception

"It is an "ensemble play". And ensembles are Erich Engel's strength, and he has staged [that film] with a captivating style. The actors are guided with love and sensitivity.", wrote Ernst Erich Stassi in Der neue Film in December 1952[4]

References

  1. ^ Goble p.774
  2. ^ Rentschler, Eric (2013-10-15). German Film & Literature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-36873-8.
  3. ^ Reindl, Ludwig Emanuel (1962). Zuckmayer: eine Bildbiographie (in German). Kindler.
  4. ^ Boller, Reiner (2024-07-27). Kein schöner Land: Der deutschsprachige Heimat- und Unterhaltungsfilm von 1946 bis heute (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7597-5996-2.

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Vineyard_(1952_film)
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