Ein Lied geht um die Welt
GER 1933. Director: Richard Oswald. MusiC: Hans May, Rolf Jacoby. Writer: Heinz Goldberg, Ernst Neubach. 93 min. DCP
Featuring Joseph Schmidt, Viktor de Kowa, Charlotte Ander, Fritz Kampers, Carl de Vogt, Carl Auen
A great tenor has to admit that his small size is an obstacle to a happy love life in Venice: “You can’t have everything in life. What do you need girls for. You have your art after all.” The most beautiful of Richard Oswald’s three films featuring radio star Joseph Schmidt, who died in a Swiss internment camp in 1942. – Premiere of the version restored by the DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum.
Introduction: Geoff Brown

Kindly supported by DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum