Capriccio (1938 film)

Capriccio
Directed by	Karl Ritter
Written by	Franz Baumann Felix Lützkendorf Karl Ritter
Produced by	Karl Ritter
Starring	Lilian Harvey Viktor Staal Paul Kemp Paul Dahlke
Cinematography	Günther Anders
Edited by	Gottfried Ritter
Music by	Alois Melichar
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	11 August 1938 (1938-08-11)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Capriccio is a 1938 German historical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal and Paul Kemp. The film is set in 18th century France, where a young woman enjoys a series of romantic adventures. The director, Ritter, was attempting to recreate the style of a René Clair comedy. Harvey made only one further film in Germany before leaving for France.

It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Potsdam and premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig.

Cast

• Lilian Harvey as Madelone aka Don Juan
• Viktor Staal as Fernand de Villeneuve
• Paul Kemp as Henri de Grau
• Paul Dahlke as Cesaire
• Anton Imkamp as General d'Estroux
• Aribert Wäscher as Barberousse
• Kate Kühl as Gräfin Mallefougasse
• Margot Höpfner as Eve Mallefougasse
• Hedi Höpfner as Anais Mallefougasse

Reception

Joseph Goebbels was critical of the film stating that it was "terrible filth. Supposed to be a musical comedy. Trivial, boring, frivolous and taste-less. A disgrace for Ritter". Adolf Hitler stated that it was "shit of the highest order".

Works cited

• Niven, Bill (2018). Hitler and Film: The Führer's Hidden Passion. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300200362.

Bibliography

• Ascheid, Antje (2010) [2003]. Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-843-2.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

• Capriccio at IMDb