The Black Forest Girl (1950) Poster

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Sweet,sweeter,the sweetest
Basti H22 April 2001
This was the first "Heimatfilm" ever to be produced..."Grün ist die Heide" and many,many others followed,and they were more than just popular in the 50ies in Germany:It was the time short after World War II,and everyone just wanted to forget what happened - and so they didn't like movies that showed real problems of the world,but they loved "Heimatfilme",for they were pure "Kitsch" and showed a sweet,idyllic world far from reality...a simple love story around a pretty young man and a pretty young woman,either some comic or melodramatic elements,and beautiful shootings of the nature,undestroyed and wonderful-that's the ingredients for a good Heimatfilm,and that receipe always worked! Sonja Ziemann and Rudolf Prack (although he was more than 20 years older than her) were the dream-pair of the German Heimatfilm since this movie.She plays a girl from the black forest,who falls in love with a painter,and after some entanglement they find together at a national festival where everybody is happy,sings songs and wears historical black forest costumes. Today,Heimatfilme are just scorned. But it wasn't that bad at all...you have to accept your movie-past.Those movies were simple,but they spoke to the hearts of the people:the producers knew what the people wanted! It is also a part of movie history,and also a part of culture: That were the 50ies!!!
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10/10
The first teaming of Sonja Zieman and Rudolph Pratt
cynthiahost20 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
This is the first Heimat in Germany.This was Germany's first color feature since Kolberg.It was the first color feature to have stars accustomed to being in black and white films appearing in color for the first time,Paul Horbinger, Ernst Waldow,Fritz Kamper,Lucie Englisch.The story two revue stars,Walter Muller and Gretl Schorg are in an ice skating extravaganza.She borrows Expensive Jewelry to show off in her work ,from Jeweler,Waldows, but sales man Hans Ritcher is in love with Gretl and allows her to wear it longer more than Waldow will allow.Rudolph Pratt plays an artist whom he's in love with her but so is Walter.At a costume ball,in honor of the musical revue team.Waldow shows up and Gretl gives the jewelry to Hans Ritcher to hide.Rudy meets Sonja at the costume party ,playing a black forest girl,who's a secretary of Waldows.He start falling in love with her,but when she sees Gretl,she not sure he is in love herself.Hans Ritcher wins a prize and starts to get drunk.Sonja realizes she better take the jewelry her self for safe keeping.But then she wins a ford car,at the costume ball.So she goes to her aunts,who's a house cleaner , At Paul Horbinger Place who is a musical director of the Heimat church ,to take her place while her aunt is on some business ,also to prepare to be the queen of the Heimat parade.So Ritcher follows he to get the necklace back,While Walter and Rudy follow Ritcher,on their Vespa,cause Rudy is in love with Sonja.It breaks down on a farm and when both Walter and Rudy wake up in the barn ,Ritcher stolen their Vespa.Having to walk all the way to Christopher as two minstrel players to make a Little money,since Walter and Prack wallet was in the Vespa.They have a rough time.they arrive at Christopher,only to find their Vespa parked.Fritz Camper has Ritcher arrested for theft.Gretl show sup at Christoper to meet with Walter.Waldow goes up their too to find out from Sonja where is the necklace .Sonja has already gave it back to Ritcher.Waldows become attracted to Fritzes Daughter played by Luci Engisch,who is too old to be his daughter.They try to meet at a Haunted Heimat house,but ,it's trick by Fritz to get his daughter Hitched,which assistant Gottlieb,played by Kurt Zehe, a 7 foot tall giant, jealous.Well Rudy lets Gretl know that he's not interested in her any more.So Walter tries to woo her.there is a misunderstanding From Rudy, that there's something going on between Paul and Sonja,but Paul later straighten that with both Sonja and Pratt.A good Heinamt German classic film.05/20/13
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