Carnival of Love

Carnival of Love
Directed byPaul Martin
Written byWalter Forster
Peter Groll
Paul Martin
Produced byLuggi Waldleitner
StarringJohannes Heesters
Dora Komar
Hans Moser
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Hugo O. Schulze
Edited byGertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music byMichael Jary
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Filmvertriebs
Release date
  • 1 April 1943 (1943-04-01)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Carnival of Love (German: Karneval der Liebe) is a 1943 German musical romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Johannes Heesters, Dora Komar and Hans Moser.[1] It was shot at the Althoff Studios and Babelsberg Studios in Berlin as well as the Hunnia Studios in Budapest, capital of Nazi Germany's wartime ally Hungary. Location shooting took place around Potsdam.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow.

Synopsis

Two divorced revue stars, Peter Hansen and Marina, are reunited for a show. Although Peter is engaged to the dancer Kitty, he is really still in love with Marina and manages to postpone his wedding. Meanwhile Marina, who also still has feelings for Peter, pretends to be getting married herself and hires a waiter to act as her fiancée.

Cast

References

  1. ^ O'Brien p.200
  2. ^ Klaus p.168

Bibliography

  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1942. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • O'Brien, Mary-Elizabeth. Nazi Cinema as Enchantment: The Politics of Entertainment in the Third Reich. Camden House, 2006.
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