1951 film
Heart's Desire (German: Die Sehnsucht des Herzens) is a 1951 West German musical drama film directed by Paul Martin and starring Hans Hotter, Linda Caroll and Rainer Penkert.[1] It is based on the novel D-Zug, 517 by the Austrian writer Maria Peteani.[2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bruno Monden and Hermann Warm. It is also known by the alternative title Spring Romance (German: Frühlingsromanze)
Synopsis
After a traffic accident the attractive young Ebba is taken to hospital where she encounters the celebrated Kammersänger Lindner. She quickly falls in love with him and believes he reciprocates her feeling, although he has really sworn off romance to concentrate only on his music. Ebba's friend Richard, who has a secret passion for her, is distressed to see that she has eyes only for Lindner now.
Cast
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.514
- ^ Goble p.482
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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