Karriere in Paris

1952 1h 36m DE

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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France at the time of the Restoration. The young country gentleman Rastignac comes to Paris to study. He takes up residence in a poor boarding house, where his father Goriot, who has been excluded by his daughters, also lives. The penniless Rastignac is anxious to gain a foothold in Parisian society. His cousin advises him to take the rich banker's wife Delphine, one of Goriot's daughters, as his mistress, which he does. At the same time, however, he falls in love with the laundress Yvette. He is unable to make up his mind when boarding house guest Vautrin suggests a third option: To marry Victorine, the disinherited daughter of a millionaire, and kill her brother in a duel in order to get his inheritance after all. Rastignac agrees. This is his downfall. Instead of high society, he ends up in the gutter.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ernst Legal
Goriot
Ursula Burg
Anastasie Gräfin Restaud
Klaramaria Skala
Delphine Nucingen
Ruth Hausmeister
Gräfin Beauséant
Erika Glässner
Herzogin von Meaufraigneuse
Wolfgang Kühne
Graf Restaud
Albert Garbe
Bankier Nucingen
Hans-Peter Thielen
Maxime von Traillers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georg C. Klaren
Writers: Alexander Stenbock-Fermor, Joachim Barckhausen
Languages: German
Countries: East Germany

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georg C. Klaren, shot by Fritz Lehmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ernst Roters. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Friedel Welsandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ernst Legal and Ursula Burg and Klaramaria Skala carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0236375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Georg C. Klaren directs. Fritz Lehmann behind the camera. Ernst Roters scores. Friedel Welsandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in East Germany. Dialogue in German.

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174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Georg C. Klaren, shot by Fritz Lehmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ernst Roters. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Friedel Welsandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ernst Legal and Ursula Burg and Klaramaria Skala carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0236375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.