The Punch Bowl (1959 film)
- Erich Franz Wilhelm Lehmann
- Albert Hetterle: Gustav Lehmann
- Erika Dunkelmann: Marion Lehmann
- Christel Bodenstein: Suse Lehmann
- Heinz Draehn: Franz Lehmann
- Ekkehard Schall: Gunther Lehmann
- Stefan Lisewski: Paul Lehmann
- Horst Kube: Albert Lehmann
- Friedel Nowack: Auguste Lehmann
- Ernst -Georg Schwill: Knispel
- Herbert Köfer: fitter for television interference
- Werner Lierck: Furniture carrier
- Fritz Diez: Secretary Anton fresh
- Karla Runkehl: Pink
- Irma Munch: camera woman
- Gerry Wolff: Speaker Scholz
Maibowle is a German feature film DEFA by Günter Reisch from the year 1959. In 1960, the film witnessed New Year's Eve punch a sequel.
Action
Wilhelm Lehmann, Master of the chemical plant green field, has two reasons to celebrate. Its operation will give him the award " Banner of Labor ". Even television has announced at the award ceremony. In addition, Wilhelm celebrates the day also his 65th birthday and expects the extended family to a great festival that his wife Auguste at home already covers the birthday table. In addition, it is traditional to give the prepared of the children of Maibowle like every year on May 13. Son Franz hopes to get the help of his siblings, who are expected to mark the birthday of the house Lehmann. Since he has an LPG meeting in Green field, he prepares prior to everything, but the punch attaching leaves to the other.
Instead of guests come under Auguste However, initially only cancellations to: Günther son has air service and son Gustav could come true, but his wife Marion has planned an important conversation with the Secretary of State and daughter Suse needs to play test. Daughter, Rosa, who wanted to travel by husband Albert and their four children, has attend professional obligations as a teacher and also as chairman of the Albert must LPG " fresh progress " on this very day in a meeting. Only son Paul appears and so threatens the cancellation of birthday party and punch bowl. But in the end everything is going good: When the relatives learned of the planned award, they are on their way to partly chaotic Grünefeld, surprisingly meet but for a hard, experience the award televising and drink together Maibowle.
Production
Maibowle experienced on October 5, 1959 Berlin cinema Babylon premiered and ran on 4 December 1959 in the cinemas of the GDR. In November 2010, the film first appeared on DVD.
The music of the film comes from Helmut Nier, the lyrics by Paul Wiens. It play the DEFA Symphony Orchestra and the Dresden Symphony Orchestra dance.
The screenplay of the film was " an obligation on the Fifth Party Congress " and was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the GDR. Although the film promotes the chemistry program of the GDR, among other things, he was at the state decrease for some distorted caricature characters represented, including the drunken postman and the unconventional Secretary of State criticized.
Criticism
Contemporary critics praised that "in this colorful colored, sun brightly lit [ ... ] good actors in quantity [ come together ] ," but noted that " sometimes a bit too colorful [ drive ] " Reisch and Merz.
For the filmdienst Maibowle was a " cheerful, the GDR, knows how to cover their industrial progress and the people involved optimistic draw Direction comedy film, the weaknesses of the script with verve and cabaret individual scenes in part. " Other critics called Maibowle and its sequel New Year's Eve Punch " Guests praise of socialist human community and the chemistry program of the GDR. "