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Greetings and Kisses from Tegernsee

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'Greetings and Kisses from Tegernsee' (German: 'Gru und Ku vom Tegernsee') is a 1957 West German musical romantic comedy film directed by Rudolf Schndler and starring Elma Karlowa, Bert Fortell and Christiane Maybach. It was part of a large number of heimatfilm produced during the decade.Ludewig p.238Von Moltke p.28 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around Tegernsee. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.

Synopsis



An American daughter of a millionaire hotelier is due to go to finishing school at Bad Wiessee on Lake Tegernsee but wants to head to Paris to meet up with her boyfriend Billy so she hires Lissy, a music student, to take her place. She succeeds in the impersonation and falls in love with Max, the nephew of the headteacher. Complications ensue when Billy arrives, and having completely forgotten his American girlfriend, falls for Steffi who runs a kiosk.

Cast



* Elma Karlowa as Lissy

* Bert Fortell as Max

* Christiane Maybach as Steffi

* Harald Juhnke as Billy

* Ruth Stephan as Dorothea

* Kurt Grokurth as Amandus

* Monika Dahlberg as Pat

* Lale Andersen as Self - Musician

* Ingrid Dittmar as Elena

* Hansen-Quartett as Singer

* Hans Leibelt as Mr. Hoover

* Harald Martens as Pips

* Franz Schafheitlin as Broleiter

* Kenneth Spencer as Jimmy

* Jan Troeger as Junger Franzose

References



Bibliography



* Ludewig, Alexandra. 'Screening Nostalgia: 100 Years of German Heimat Film'. transcript Verlag, 2014.

* Von Moltke, Johannes. 'No Place Like Home: Locations Of Heimat In German Cinema'. University of California Press, 2005.


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