A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 9, 1955
Original Title:
Mozart
Alternate Titles:
The Life and Loves of Mozart
Моцарт
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
Cosmopol-Film
Production Countries:
Austria
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
This movie takes place during the premiere of Mozart's Die Zauberfloete (The Magic Flute). Not really depicting his entire life and loves, much of this is fictionalized scatology. Although not without basis in fact, Mozart has attained a somewhat colorful reputation and this is really just more of the same. The music is a joy, but the movie bogs down in titillation. Mozart's last days were lived in poverty and disgrace--stemming chiefly from his embracing of the Freemason stance, which was essentially a heresy in Austria and the rest of Europe at that time. None of this is depicted and even a satyr could not sustain the lifestyle Mozart has been portrayed as having here. Still, this is an interesting movie and worth a listen to.
Art Direction:
Hermann Merotti
Costume Design:
Hermann Merotti
Director:
Karl Hartl
Director of Photography:
Oskar Schnirch
Editor:
Leopold Kuhnert
Henny Brünsch
Rudolf Ohlschmidt
Executive Producer:
Ludwig Polsterer
Producer:
Josef W. Beyer
A.I. Paulini
Julius Jonak
Production Design:
Werner Schlichting
Wolf Witzemann
Sound:
Franz Kemeta
Story:
Karl Hartl
Egon Komorzynski
Writer:
Franz Tassié
Karl Hartl
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