| Chemistry and Love | |
|---|---|
 German film poster | |
| German | Chemie und Liebe |
| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Written by | Frank Clifford Marion Keller |
| Starring | Hans Nielsen Tilly Lauenstein Ralph Lothar |
| Cinematography | Bruno Mondi |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
| Music by | Theo Mackeben |
| Production company | DEFA |
| Distributed by | Sovexport |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Chemistry and Love (German: Chemie und Liebe) is a 1948 East German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein and Ralph Lothar. It is an anti-capitalist satire inspired by a stage play by the communist writer Béla Balázs. The plot is built around the discoveries of a crusading inventor.
It was made by the state-controlled DEFA and shot at the Johannisthal Studios in East Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.
Cast
- Hans Nielsen as Dr. Alland
- Tilly Lauenstein as Martina Höller
- Ralph Lothar as da Costa
- Ann Höling as Georgia Spaldi
- Gisela Deege as Aimée
- Arno Paulsen as C.D. Miller
- Gerd Frickhöffer
- Arno Ebert as Cprnelius Vandenhoff
- Alfred Braun as Narrator
- Anneliese Rausch as Annelie
- Jakob Tiedtke as Patient
- Ye Chong Yin as Sprechstundenhilfe
- Gustav Püttjer as Charly
- Eugen Klinger as Dr. Nasier
- Eduard Matzig as Dr. Hirai
- Heinz Schröder as Dr. Oricheff
- Wolfgang Adriano as Dr. Jänicker
- Helmut Heyne as Dr. Blohmquist
- Elfie Dugall as Fräulein White
- Walter Weinacht as Virtuose
- Helga Warnecke as Ansagerin
- Axel Triebel as Bankier
- Erika Görner as Frau Specht
- Harry Förster as Mann mit Hakennase
- Maria Milde as Winnie
- Martin Rosen as Jensen
- Eva Sieg as Clarissa
References
- Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 381. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
Bibliography
- Kruschel, Karsten (2007). "Leim für die Venus. Der Science-Fiction-Film in der DDR". In Mamczak, Sascha; Jeschke, Wolfgang (eds.). Das Science Fiction Jahr 2007. Munich: Heyne. pp. 803–888. ISBN 978-3-453-52261-9.
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