Bachelor of Hearts

With your head through the wall ( orig.: Bachelor of Hearts) is the title of a British romantic comedy film from 1958 with Hardy Krüger and Sylvia Syms in the lead roles. In Germany, the film premiered on December 18, 1958. It was produced as a color film.

Content

Wolf Hauser is a German exchange student who intends to take up studies at the University of Cambridge. When he gets there, he insulted not only his immediate future Dean, Professor Murdock, but also comes with his dorm - neighbors Hugo Foster together. He quickly realizes that his knowledge of British manners have gaps. At Wolf Fortunately, Hugo's offers companion, the attractive student at Ann, to facilitate his entry into Cambridge.

Hugo proves soon as the president of a sorority, who call themselves the owls. Their Articles of Association provide that the members undertake to do three tasks in the course of the semester. The first of these - right at the beginning - is that in the context of the University 's day, a freshmen had publicly to "sacrifice ". Since Wolf accidentally walked bursts into the meeting of the club, he is unceremoniously - chosen as a victim - without his knowledge. He makes the fun and even more slowly and thus finds contact. Nevertheless, he remains an outsider and now decides to devote himself entirely to the study in the second semester of mathematics. When his dean encouraged him to expand his personality, while Ann him he invites himself to stay at the same time, Wolf notes confused that he still has much to learn. More and more he is attracted to Ann, who certainly reciprocated his feelings.

Of course, Wolf wants to contest the Maiball the end of the semester with her, but now his time has come, when the owls must play their third and final task. After that, it is forbidden to members, on the last day of the semester until midnight to have intercourse with women. Since this is also the day of the Maiballs, ask Wolf for help: He should invite all their partners to the ball and employ there until the owls at midnight are redeemed from their oath again. The appointments in advance as well as the ball itself keep wolf pretty busy since the girl may not know of each other, but Ann additionally already becomes suspicious. Despite some difficulties, the plan goes to the end: the owls can close their partners happy in his arms and his wolf Ann explain its secrecy.

Criticism

" Anecdotally narrated Ulkfilm from the student milieu of the late '50s; largely enjoyable, albeit without a serious background. "

1958 in film Wolf Rilla Screenplay Frederic Raphael Film score Hubert Clifford Geoffrey Unsworth Dean (education)
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