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Don't Forget My Little Traudel

January 01, 1970

Don't Forget My Little Traudel (German: Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht)[1] is an East German comedy film, directed by Kurt Maetzig. It was released in 1957.

Don't Forget My Little Traudel
Directed byKurt Maetzig
Written byKurt Barthel
Produced byHans-Joachim Schoeppe
StarringEva-Maria Hagen
CinematographyErwin Anders
Edited byIlse Peters
Music byHans Hendrik Wehding
Distributed byProgress Film
Release date
  • 15 November 1957 (1957-11-15)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman

Plot edit

Traudel is a war orphan, whose mother had died in the Ravensbrück concentration camp after refusing to renounce her love for a Czechoslovak prisoner. The only remnant the daughter has from her mother is a letter ending with the words "don't forget me, my little Traudel". When she turns seventeen, she flees the orphanage and ventures to Berlin, where she meets policeman Hannes, who falls in love with her and even forges documents for her. He is caught, but is only slightly reprimanded, and marries her.

Cast edit

Production edit

At the late 1950s, the East German cultural establishment allowed a certain liberalization in the national cinema industry, and a series of entertainment-oriented films was produced by DEFA as a result, mainly comedies.[2] Director Kurt Maetzig told an interviewer that he decided to create a light-hearted comedy after being exhausted by the work on "the all-too-serious" Castles and Cottages. He encountered difficulties when he tried to have the script approved for filming by the DEFA Commission, which criticized it for lack of morality and overly-sexual content; only the influence of the director and of writer Kurt Barthel enabled it to be authorized.[3] Maetzig was influenced by The Seven Year Itch when making Don't Forget My Little Traudel, and included a scene in which Eva-Maria Hagen's skirt fluttered in the wind in a manner reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe's famous appearance. The movie was the actress' debut on screen.[4][5]

Reception edit

Although Traudel was a commercial success, Maetzig complained that most critics did not respond well to the film: Mikhail Romm told that the director "betrayed Socialist Realism" after watching it.[3] The East German authorities continued to see it in negative light after its release.[2]

Antonin and Miera Liehm called the film "a tale of cheap sentimentality".[6] Joshua Feinstein wrote that "the director was certainly not above... depicting women in demeaning conventions... as a voluptuous ditz".[7] Sabine Hake noted that the film, while presenting the adventures of a teenage girl, still used the conventions of class struggle and other communist motifs when depicting society.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ [Don't Forget My Little Traudel]. defa.de (in German). Archived from the original on 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Schittly, Dagmar (2002). Zwischen Regie und Regime: die Filmpolitik der SED im Spiegel der DEFA-Produktionen. Berlin: Links Verlag. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-86153-262-0.
  3. ^ a b Poss, Ingrid; Warnecke, Peter, eds. (2006). Spur der Filme: Zeitzeugen über die DEFA. Berlin: Links Verlag. p. 124. ISBN 978-3-86153-401-3.
  4. ^ Schenk, Ralf (25 January 2005). [The Man who Made the Rabbit]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Retrospective: Vergesst mir meine Traudel nicht" [Don't Forget My Little Traudel]. berlinale.de. 2011.
  6. ^ Liehm, Miera; Liehm, Antonin J. (1980). The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-520-04128-8.
  7. ^ Feinstein, Joshua (2002). The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 1949–1989. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-8078-5385-6.
  8. ^ Hake, Sabine (2002). German National Cinema. London: Routledge. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-415-08901-2.

External links edit

  • Vergeßt mir meine Traudel nicht at IMDb  
  • Don't Forget My Little Traudel on cinema.de.

January 01, 1970
forget, little, traudel, german, vergeßt, meine, traudel, nicht, east, german, comedy, film, directed, kurt, maetzig, released, 1957, directed, bykurt, maetzigwritten, bykurt, barthelproduced, byhans, joachim, schoeppestarringeva, maria, hagencinematographyerw. Don t Forget My Little Traudel German Vergesst mir meine Traudel nicht 1 is an East German comedy film directed by Kurt Maetzig It was released in 1957 Don t Forget My Little TraudelDirected byKurt MaetzigWritten byKurt BarthelProduced byHans Joachim SchoeppeStarringEva Maria HagenCinematographyErwin AndersEdited byIlse PetersMusic byHans Hendrik WehdingDistributed byProgress FilmRelease date15 November 1957 1957 11 15 Running time86 minutesCountryEast GermanyLanguageGerman Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editTraudel is a war orphan whose mother had died in the Ravensbruck concentration camp after refusing to renounce her love for a Czechoslovak prisoner The only remnant the daughter has from her mother is a letter ending with the words don t forget me my little Traudel When she turns seventeen she flees the orphanage and ventures to Berlin where she meets policeman Hannes who falls in love with her and even forges documents for her He is caught but is only slightly reprimanded and marries her Cast editEva Maria Hagen Traudel Gerber Horst Kube Hannes Wunderlich Gunther Haack Wolfgang Auer Erna Sellmer Mrs Palotta Gunther Simon Police officer Fred Delmare Traudel s roommate Paul R Henker man in the shop Sabine Thalbach cashier Nico Turoff night watchmanProduction editAt the late 1950s the East German cultural establishment allowed a certain liberalization in the national cinema industry and a series of entertainment oriented films was produced by DEFA as a result mainly comedies 2 Director Kurt Maetzig told an interviewer that he decided to create a light hearted comedy after being exhausted by the work on the all too serious Castles and Cottages He encountered difficulties when he tried to have the script approved for filming by the DEFA Commission which criticized it for lack of morality and overly sexual content only the influence of the director and of writer Kurt Barthel enabled it to be authorized 3 Maetzig was influenced by The Seven Year Itch when making Don t Forget My Little Traudel and included a scene in which Eva Maria Hagen s skirt fluttered in the wind in a manner reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe s famous appearance The movie was the actress debut on screen 4 5 Reception editAlthough Traudel was a commercial success Maetzig complained that most critics did not respond well to the film Mikhail Romm told that the director betrayed Socialist Realism after watching it 3 The East German authorities continued to see it in negative light after its release 2 Antonin and Miera Liehm called the film a tale of cheap sentimentality 6 Joshua Feinstein wrote that the director was certainly not above depicting women in demeaning conventions as a voluptuous ditz 7 Sabine Hake noted that the film while presenting the adventures of a teenage girl still used the conventions of class struggle and other communist motifs when depicting society 8 References edit Vergesst mir meine Traudel nicht Don t Forget My Little Traudel defa de in German Archived from the original on 28 March 2018 a b Schittly Dagmar 2002 Zwischen Regie und Regime die Filmpolitik der SED im Spiegel der DEFA Produktionen Berlin Links Verlag p 122 ISBN 978 3 86153 262 0 a b Poss Ingrid Warnecke Peter eds 2006 Spur der Filme Zeitzeugen uber die DEFA Berlin Links Verlag p 124 ISBN 978 3 86153 401 3 Schenk Ralf 25 January 2005 Der Mann der das Kaninchen schuf The Man who Made the Rabbit Berliner Zeitung in German Archived from the original on 9 May 2012 Retrospective Vergesst mir meine Traudel nicht Don t Forget My Little Traudel berlinale de 2011 Liehm Miera Liehm Antonin J 1980 The Most Important Art Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945 Berkeley University of California Press p 262 ISBN 978 0 520 04128 8 Feinstein Joshua 2002 The Triumph of the Ordinary Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema 1949 1989 Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Press p 134 ISBN 978 0 8078 5385 6 Hake Sabine 2002 German National Cinema London Routledge p 101 ISBN 978 0 415 08901 2 External links editVergesst mir meine Traudel nicht at IMDb nbsp Don t Forget My Little Traudel on cinema de Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don 27t Forget My Little Traudel amp oldid 1185332502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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