Capriccio (1938 film)

1938 film

Capriccio

Directed by| Karl Ritter
Written by|

* Franz Baumann
* Felix Lützkendorf
* Karl Ritter

Produced by| Karl Ritter
Starring|

* Lilian Harvey
* Viktor Staal
* Paul Kemp
* Paul Dahlke

Cinematography| Günther Anders
Edited by| Gottfried Ritter
Music by| Alois Melichar

Production
company

UFA

Distributed by| UFA

Release date

* 11 August 1938 (1938-08-11)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Country| Germany
Language| German

Capriccio is a 1938 German historical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal and Paul Kemp. The film is set in 18th century France, where a young woman enjoys a series of romantic adventures. The director, Ritter, was attempting to recreate the style of a René Clair comedy.[1] Harvey made only one further film in Germany before leaving for France.

It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Potsdam and premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig.

## Cast

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* Lilian Harvey as Madelone aka Don Juan
* Viktor Staal as Fernand de Villeneuve
* Paul Kemp as Henri de Grau
* Paul Dahlke as Cesaire
* Anton Imkamp as General d'Estroux
* Aribert Wäscher as Barberousse
* Kate Kühl as Gräfin Mallefougasse
* Margot Höpfner as Eve Mallefougasse
* Hedi Höpfner as Anais Mallefougasse

## Reception

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Joseph Goebbels was critical of the film stating that it was "terrible filth. Supposed to be a musical comedy. Trivial, boring, frivolous and taste-less. A disgrace for Ritter". Adolf Hitler stated that it was "shit of the highest order".[3]

## References

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1. ^ Ascheid p. 135
2. ^ Klaus p.33
3. ^ Niven 2018, p. 36.

## Works cited

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* Niven, Bill (2018). Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300200362.

## Bibliography

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* Ascheid, Antje (2010) [2003]. Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-843-2.
* Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

## External links

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* Capriccio at IMDb

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