My Heart Is Calling You (French: Mon coeur t'appelle) is the 1934 French version of a German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Serge Véber, written by Ernst Marischka, produced by Arnold Pressburger.[1] The film stars Jan Kiepura, Danielle Darrieux and Lucien Baroux. The music score is by Robert Stolz.
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone Serge Véber |
| Written by | Ernst Marischka Emeric Pressburger (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Arnold Pressburger Fritz Klotsch (line producer) |
| Starring | Jan Kiepura Danielle Darrieux Lucien Baroux |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Edited by | Eduard von Borsody |
| Music by | Robert Stolz |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | France Germany |
| Language | French |
Its English (My Heart is Calling) and German language (My Heart Calls You) versions were filmed simultaneously with different cast members, Marta Eggerth playing Danielle Darrieux's role.[2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting.
It tells the story of a female tenor singer who ends up triumphing to the opera of Paris.
Cast
edit- Jan Kiepura as Mario Delmonti
- Danielle Darrieux as Nicole Nadin
- Lucien Baroux as Rosé - le directeur
- Julien Carette as Coq
- Charles Dechamps as Arvelle - le directeur de l'Opéra
- Bill Bocket
- Jeanne Cheirel as La directrice du salon de modes
- Colette Darfeuil as Margot
- Rolla France as Vera Valetti
- André Gabriello as Favrolles
- Edouard Hamel
- Hermant
- Nono Lecorre as Casserole
- Pierre Piérade
- Paul Kemp as Homme dans le casino
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.462
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "My Heart Is Calling You". Allmovie. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Mein Herz ruft nach dir". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
edit- My Heart is Calling on YouTube
- My Heart Is Calling You at IMDb
- Mon cœur t'appelle at DvdToile
- My Heart Is Calling You at AllMovie
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