The film was very popular at the box office, but drew criticism from East Germany's communist authorities who regarded its style as too close to western commercial cinema.[2]
Feinstein, Joshua. The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 1949–1989. University of North Carolina Press, 2002.
wife, makes, music, german, meine, frau, macht, musik, east, german, musical, film, directed, hans, heinrich, released, 1958, sold, tickets, shot, babelsberg, studios, potsdam, film, were, designed, director, oskar, pietsch, directed, byhans, heinrichwritten, . My Wife Makes Music German Meine Frau macht Musik is an East German musical film directed by Hans Heinrich It was released in 1958 and sold 6 052 050 tickets 1 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam The film s set s were designed by the art director Oskar Pietsch My Wife Makes MusicDirected byHans HeinrichWritten byMarieluise SteinhauerHans HeinrichStarringLore FrischGunther SimonMaly DelschaftCinematographyEugen KlagemannEdited byFriedel WelsandtMusic byGerd NatschinskiProductioncompanyDEFADistributed byProgress FilmRelease date3 April 1958Running time85 minutesCountryEast GermanyLanguageGermanThe film was very popular at the box office but drew criticism from East Germany s communist authorities who regarded its style as too close to western commercial cinema 2 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksSynopsis editIt was a revue film in which an East Berlin housewife is discovered and turned into a singing star by an Italian much to her husband s disapproval Cast editLore Frisch as Gerda Wagner Gunther Simon as Gustl Wagner Maly Delschaft as Susi Rettig Alice Prill as Eva Rettig Herbert Kiper as Fritz Rettig Evelyn Kunneke as Daisy Alexander Hegarth as Fabiani Manon Damann as Soloist Ballett der Komischen Oper Berlin Walter E Fuss as Barmixer Guido Goroll as Mann in Loge Klaus Gross Paul Heidemann as Direktor Nielsen Paul R Henker as U Bahn Kontrolleur Werner Hollein as Soloist Ballett der Komischen Oper Katina Imme as Katharina Hans Klering as Hutkaufer Ruth Kommerell as Verkauferin am Papierwarenstand Else Koren as Frau des Hutkaufers Genia Lapuhs Mario Lerch as Francesco Werner Lierck as Kunde Gitta Lind Alfred Maack as Pfortner Vladimir Marof as Ballettsolist der Komischen Oper Berlin Ingeborg Nass Kurt Schmidtchen as Arthur Papke Heinz Schubert as Spiesser Lou Seitz as Jette Friedrich Teitge as Buhnenarbeiter Nico TuroffReferences edit List of the 50 highest grossing DEFA films Feinstein p 141Bibliography editFeinstein Joshua The Triumph of the Ordinary Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema 1949 1989 University of North Carolina Press 2002 External links editMy Wife Makes Music at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to a German film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a musical film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title My Wife Makes Music amp oldid 1114322862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
