Carnival of Love

1943 film
  • 1 April 1943 (1943-04-01)
Running time
96 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

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 the role of 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.

External links

  • Carnival of Love at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • v
  • t
  • e
Films of Paul Martin
Stub icon

This article related to a German film of the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e