In the nineteenth century, a young Austrian woman marries into a wealthy family and witnesses the country change through the course of four decades.In the nineteenth century, a young Austrian woman marries into a wealthy family and witnesses the country change through the course of four decades.In the nineteenth century, a young Austrian woman marries into a wealthy family and witnesses the country change through the course of four decades.
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Did you know
- TriviaOskar Werner and a few other supporting players were dubbed.
- Goofs1900 was not a new century, 1901 was.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cover Story: The Press Your Luck Scandal (2018)
- SoundtracksHoch Habsburg
(uncredited)
Traditional
Arranged by Johannes Ahninger
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Emotionally involving family saga
As an adolescent,I first saw this film on our black-and-white TV. I was deeply moved by it then, so much so that over fifty years later I still remember some scenes vividly. First there is the luminous Maria Schell, who dominates the post WWII story. She is a gifted, but impoverished, pianist who marries the scion of the great piano-manufacturing family that is the heart of the story. If I remember correctly, the family is part Jewish and had paid dearly under Nazi persecution. One son in the preceding generation even falls under the spell of the Nazis in the thirties and forties.
The saga begins with the Jewish founder of the firm and his aristocratic. non-Jewish wife. This marriage has its own problems. I will not spoil it by recounting several touching scenes, for the wife is close to the Hapsburg court and gets intimately involved with the decline of that unhappy family. The drama begins slowly, but builds momentum as the family saga continues.
A film worth seeing. It is riveting and encapsulates Austrian history from pre WWI to post WWII. Unfortunately it is not available in any format, anywhere in the English-speaking market. The Ernst Lothar novel is available from used book dealers and (perhaps) in some libraries. Pity!
The saga begins with the Jewish founder of the firm and his aristocratic. non-Jewish wife. This marriage has its own problems. I will not spoil it by recounting several touching scenes, for the wife is close to the Hapsburg court and gets intimately involved with the decline of that unhappy family. The drama begins slowly, but builds momentum as the family saga continues.
A film worth seeing. It is riveting and encapsulates Austrian history from pre WWI to post WWII. Unfortunately it is not available in any format, anywhere in the English-speaking market. The Ernst Lothar novel is available from used book dealers and (perhaps) in some libraries. Pity!
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- boudica10
- May 3, 2008
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Angel with a Trumpet
- Filming locations
- London Film Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at London Film Studios Shepperton England)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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