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Sweetheart of the Gods is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Gottfried Reinhardt with Ruth Leuwerik
Sweetheart of the Gods (1960)
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Add to a movie listSweetheart of the Gods (German:Liebling der Götter) is a 1960 West German biographical film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Ruth Leuwerik, Peter van Eyck and Harry Meyen. The film portrays the life of Renate Müller, a German film actress who died in 1937 in mysterious circumstances. A variety of rumours about Müller's death had developed, but the filmmakers chose to portray it as suicide following Nazi pressure over her relationship with a Jewish diplomat. Following legal objections from Müller's family, the ending was toned down to make her final fate more vague.
Leuwerik recreates scenes and songs from several of Müller's films. However their star personae were very different, with Müller famous as a girl-next-door while Leuwerik played the role in her more usual refined fashion. Although set in the 1930s, stylistically the film often resembles the late 1950s. Willy Fritsch, a German star of the 1930s who had acted alongside Müller in two films, appears in a small role.
The film was moderately successful commercially on its release in West Germany.
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Berlin, 1931 : Au Marmorhaus, c'est la première de Die Privatsekretärin, avec la jeune Renate Müller dans le premier rôle. La presse l'attend, mais elle est trop nerveuse pour apparaître. Elle tente de gagner du courage dans un bar non loin du cinéma et fait la connaissance du secrétaire d'Etat au gouvernement prussien Hans Simon. Il lui donne le courage et tous les deux vont ensemble pour la première. Le film est un grand succès et Renate reçoit des commandes consécutives pour plusieurs films. Elle retrouve Hans, dont elle tombe amoureuse. Son ancien compagnon, Volker Hellberg, la met en garde contre lui, qui est un Juif et deviendra un problème pour elle à l'avenir. Volker est un petit libraire, mais veut se lancer dans la politique à Munich. Renate veut d'abord le soutenir, mais elle refuse le rejet radical de Hans et s'en va. Elle se rend vite compte que Hans est en danger parce qu'il est régulièrement insulté au téléphone en tant que juif et menacé de mort.Actors
Ruth Leuwerik
(Renate Müller)
Peter van Eyck
(Dr. Hans Simon)
Harry Meyen
(Volker Hellberg)
Hannelore Schroth
(Uschi Gunzel)
Willy Fritsch
(Gunzel)
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