| A Love Story | |
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| Directed by | Max Ophüls |
| Written by | André Doderet Arthur Schnitzler (play) |
| Produced by | Fred Lissa |
| Starring | Abel Tarride Magda Schneider Simone Héliard |
| Cinematography | Theodore J. Pahle |
| Edited by | Paul Salten |
| Production company | Alma-Sepic |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Française Cinématographique |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
A Love Story (French: Une histoire d'amour) is a 1933 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Abel Tarride, Magda Schneider and Simone Héliard, based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1896 play Liebelei about a musician's daughter in 1890s Imperial Vienna who falls in love with a young army officer, only for him to be killed in a duel.
It is a French-language version of Liebelei with several of the same actors. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris.
Cast
- Abel Tarride as Le vieux Weyring, musicien
- Magda Schneider as Christine Weyring
- Simone Héliard as Mizzi Schlager
- Gustaf Gründgens as Baron von Eggersdorf
- Olga Chekhova as Baronin von Eggersdorf
- George Rigaud as Lieutenant Théodore Berg
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner as Sous-lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer
- Georges Mauloy as Colonel
- Paul Otto as Major von Eggersdorf
- Pierre Stéphen as Binder, musicien
- André Dubosc as Le concierge du théâtre
References
- White p.366
Bibliography
- Alpi, Deborah Lazaroff. Robert Siodmak: A Biography, with Critical Analyses of His Films Noirs and a Filmography of All His Works. McFarland, 1998.
- White, Susan M. The Cinema of Max Ophuls: Magisterial Vision and the Figure of Woman. Columbia University Press, 1995.
External links
- A Love Story at IMDb
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