The Girl Irene
The Girl Irene (German: Das Mädchen Irene) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Lil Dagover, Sabine Peters and Geraldine Katt.[1] It is based on the British play Sixteen by Aimée Stuart about the widowed mother of a middle class family who falls in love, provoking the jealousy of her daughter. It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios of AG|UFA in Berlin with location shooting taking place in London, Monte Carlo and Paris as well as around the German capital. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ludwig Reiber and Walter Reimann.
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| Directed by | Reinhold Schünzel |
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| Based on | play Sixteen by
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| Produced by | Erich von Neusser |
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| Cinematography | Robert Baberske |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Music by | Alois Melichar |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
In London, Jennifer Lawrence wishes to marry Sir John Corbett and first discusses it with her daughters Baba and Irene. Irene, who idealized her own father, is greatly opposed, but her mother decides to marry anyway. Irene runs away and tries to drown herself, but is saved, and Baba brings her home. Her mother explains that her idealisation of her father was false, and Irene is reconciled.[2]
Cast
- Lil Dagover as Jennifer Lawrence
- Sabine Peters as Irene Lawrence, ihre Tochter
- Geraldine Katt as Baba Lawrence, ihre Tochter
- Hedwig Bleibtreu as Großmutter
- Elsa Wagner as Frau König
- Karl Schönböck as Sir John Corbett
- Hans Richter as Philip
- Roma Bahn as Die Baronin
- Alice Treff as Lady Taylor
- Erich Fiedler as Bobby Cut
- Olga Limburg as Die Herzogin
- Gertrud Wolle as Die Lehrerin
- Georges Boulanger as Der Geiger
- Hilde Scheppan as Die Sängerin
References
- Kreimeier p. 237
- Cinzia Romani, Tainted Goddesses: Female Film Stars of the Third Reich p. 55 ISBN 978-0-9627613-1-7
Bibliography
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.