Die Feuerzangenbowle
The Feuerzangenbowle is the title of a novel from 1933, written by Heinrich Spoerl. As co-author was in the literature for a long time Hans Reimann, after he had given after Spoerls death in his autobiography My Blue Wonder (1959 ) to have written significant portions of the novel. A dispute over the authorship is still not complete. The novel was filmed several times, the film version of 1944 is the most famous.
Content
The title comes from the fact that at the beginning tells a group of men with fire tongs punch stories from their time at school. The young successful writer John Pfeiffer can not imagine how much fun had his friends at school, because he has been educated by a private tutor. His friends come up with the idea to send him once more into a proper " penne ", dressed young he is to experience all the jokes that were denied him in his youth. John Pfeiffer weaves the thoughts of his friend, in which he teachers Crey, called mustache, Bömmel and the Director Knauer play the craziest pranks, and his girlfriend Marion tries to dissuade him from this crazy idea and take him home with him would. But Pfeiffer decides otherwise and will remain, because he has fallen in love with Eva, the daughter of the director. His story ends with his unprovoked expulsion from school; he reveals himself as a successful writer.
Background and development
Heinrich Spoerls son Alexander writes in his novel Memoirs of a mediocre student, the book was arose because his father had become tired of having to constantly write letters to the school because of the offense of his son. Therefore 've Alexander had to report after school about the pranks at school ( " Memoirs ...", 24th edition, dtv 1982, p 27). Since mingle in the " memoirs " autobiographical and fictional, can not be said with certainty whether this is indeed been the case, even if the time frame of the plot corresponds to the emergence of Feuerzangenbowle.
Speech peculiarities of the fictional character Professor Crey took Spoerl from the Humoresque in 1875 published The visit to the detention room by Ernst Eckstein.
Films
Thus, a lout, 1934
See: such a boor
- Director: Robert Adolf Stemmle
- Screenplay: Hans Reimann
- Starring: Heinz Rühmann, Ellen Frank, Inge Conradi, Franz Klebusch, Jakob Tiedtke, Anne Marie Sorensen, Else Boetticher, Oskar Sima, Karl Platen, Rudolf Platte, Anita Mey, Rudolf clicks
The screenplay is based on the novel; in contrast to the later film version from 1944 Reimann's screenplay, however, the novel varies greatly: Riihmann is in this film, the brothers Pfeiffer represents the exchange roles: the playwright goes to the school of his brother, while the younger brother at the premiere of the new piece theater participates. In the finale of the film they are together on opening night at the theater on the stage, a more remarkable for the 1934 movie of technical trick.
The Feuerzangenbowle, 1944
See: Feuerzangenbowle (1944 )
- Producer: Heinz Riihmann
- Starring: Heinz Rühmann, Hilde Sessak, Karin Himboldt, Erich Ponto, Paul Henckels, Hans Leibelt, Lutz Götz, Hans Richter, Clemens Hasse
This film starring Heinz Riihmann as Pfeiffer is the most popular by far.
The Feuerzangenbowle, 1970
See: Feuerzangenbowle (1970 )
- Director: Helmut Käutner
- Camera: Igor upper mountain
- Starring: Walter Giller, Uschi Glas, Theo Lingen, Nadja Tiller, Gerd Lohmeyer, Fritz Tillmann, Willy Reichert, Hans Richter, Rudolf Schündler, Helen Vita, Wolfgang Lukschy
The film was reared in the style popular at that time lout movies, what the employees Käutner could change little. The humor has little to do with the previous two.
Radioplay
For the first time in 1970 shone the Bayerische Rundfunk Bernd grass Hoffs from 83 -minute radio play processing of the substance. Directed by Heinz -Günter tribe.
The main roles: Hans Clarin as John Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr. Fritz Rémond as Crey, Paul Verhoeven as director Knauer, Margot Philipp as Eva, his daughter, Josef Meinertzhagen as a physics teacher Bömmel, Thomas Piper as Ackermann and many more
Theatre and Musical
In 2004 had a theater production of brandy punch in Dusseldorf -Bilk and a musical version in Neu- Isenburg premiere.
Since autumn 2006 Feuerzangenbowle in Coburg State Theatre is listed.
In September 2008 Feuerzangenbowle is listed in a production of Thomas Grahammer in Burg an der Alz as a co- production by the theater of horror and ANTHA.
In summer 2011 Feuerzangenbowle is listed in a production of Adelheid Müther at the Castle Festival in Bad Vilbel.
Publications
- The Feuerzangenbowle. A Lausbüberei town. Droste Verlag, Dusseldorf 1974-2002, ISBN 3-7700-0025-0
- The Feuerzangenbowle. A Lausbüberei town. Piper Verlag, Munich and Zurich 2002, ISBN 3-492-23510-7
- The Feuerzangenbowle. Radio play version of the Bavarian Radio (1970 ) by Bernd Grashof (1 CD ) The Hörverlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-89940-969-7
- Audiobook: Götz Alsmann reads Feuerzangenbowle by Heinrich Spoerl. (4 CDs), Roof Music, Bochum 2003, ISBN 3-936186-34-0