''Fanfares of Love'' (german: Fanfaren der Liebe) is a 1951 West German

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Kurt Hoffmann Kurt Hoffmann (12 November 1910 – 25 June 2001) was a German film director, the son of Carl Hoffmann. He directed 48 films between 1938 and 1971. He ran a production company Independent Film along with Heinz Angermeyer. His 1958 film ' ...

and starring

Dieter Borsche Albert Eugen Rollomann (25 October 1909 – 5 August 1982), better known as Dieter Borsche, was a German actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1935 and 1981. Since 1944, he suffered from muscle atrophy and had to use a wheelchair ...

Georg Thomalla Georg Thomalla (14 February 1915 – 25 August 1999) was a German actor. He appeared in about one hundred fifty film and television productions between 1939 and 2000 and was widely known in Germany for his comedic roles. Thomalla was well k ...

and

Inge Egger Inge Egger (27 August 1923 – 5 September 1976) was an Austrian stage, television and film actress. She played the female lead in the 1953 operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but n ...

. It is a remake of the 1935 French film ''

Fanfare of Love ''Fanfare of Love'' (French: ''Fanfare d'amour'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernand Gravey, Betty Stockfeld and Julien Carette.Ginsberg & Mensch p.403 The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. Th ...

''. It was a major hit and in 1953 a sequel ''

Fanfare of Marriage ''Fanfare of Marriage'' (german: Fanfaren der Ehe) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Hans Grimm and starring Dieter Borsche, Georg Thomalla and Inge Egger.Ginsberg & Mensch p.403 It is the sequel to the 1951 German film '' Fanfares ...

'' was released, showing the further adventures of the main characters.

Production

The story was based on a screenplay written by Robert Thoeren while working in the

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in the early 1930s. After emigrating to Paris following the

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takeover of power, it was developed into a French film directed by Richard Pottier. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...

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with sets designed by the art director

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also took place at Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps.

Hollywood remake

The film was later remade in Hollywood by

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Hol ...

as '' Some Like it Hot''. Thoeren screened the 1951 German film for Wilder, who secured the remake rights. In contrast to the contemporary setting of the German film, Wilder shifted the action back to the 1920s. He later tried to downplay the extent to which he was influenced by the original, describing it as "a very low budget, very third-class German picture".Ginsberg & Mensch p.392 In the German film synchronisation of ''Some Like It Hot'', Georg Thomalla served as the voice for Jack Lemmon in his role as the second musician - exactly the role which Thomalla played eight years earlier in this film.

Synopsis

Two struggling male musicians, unable to get any work, disguise themselves as women in order to join a successful all-female band.

Cast

as Hans Mertens *

as Peter *

as Gaby Bruck *

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as Lydia d'Estée *

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ...

as Hallinger * Ilse Petri as Sabine * Beppo Brem as Boxer *

Hans Fitz Hans Fitz (1891–1972) was a German actor and screenwriter.Goble p.771 Selected filmography * '' Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * ''Fanfares of Love'' (1951) * ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952) * ''Monks, Girl ...

as Friedrich * Ursula Traun as Anette * Viktor Afritsch as Friseur *

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as Poehle * Michl Lang as Hotelportier Brunhuber * Walther Kiaulehn as Oberkellner

References

Bibliography

* Terri Ginsberg & Andrea Mensch. ''A Companion to German Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

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''Fanfaren der Liebe''
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