Ripening Youth (1933 film)

Ripening Youth
Ripening Youth
Directed by	Carl Froelich
Written by	(play); Robert A. Stemmle; Walter Supper;
Produced by	Carl Froelich
Starring	Heinrich George; Peter Voß; Hertha Thiele;
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Edited by	Gustav Lohse
Music by	Walter Gronostay
Production; company	Carl Froelich-Film
Distributed by	Europa-Filmverleih
Release date	22 September 1933
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Ripening Youth (German: Reifende Jugend) is a 1933 German drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Heinrich George, Peter Voß and Hertha Thiele.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Machus, Otto Moldenhauer and Franz Schroedter. Location shooting took place at Stralsund on the Baltic coast. It was well-received by the Nazi press on its release, and drew inspiration from the earlier Madchen in Uniform which was admired by film journalists of the Third Reich.^[2]

Synopsis[]

When three girls transfer to an elite school in Lübeck so they can sit their upcoming university entrance examinations this causes disruptions amongst the male students and teachers. One of the girls Elfriede becomes the subject of romantic interest from both a classmate and her strict teacher, ultimately opting for the latter. At the end all three girls pass their exams with full marks.

Cast[]

Heinrich George as Brodersen, Studiendirektor
Peter Voß as Studienassesor Dr. Kerner
Hertha Thiele as Elfriede Albing, Abiturientin
Marieluise Claudius as Christa von Borck, Abiturientin
Albert Lieven as Knud Sengebusch, Abiturient
Paul Henckels as Dr. Hepp, Lehrer
Albert Florath as Nehring, Musiklehrer
Sabine Peters as Annelore Winkel, Abiturientin
Rolf Kästner as Bert Fredereksen, Abiturient
Carsta Löck as Stine Nockelmann, Tochter des Hausmeister
Herbert Hübner as Dr. Albing
Paul Mederow as Dr. Stahnke, Lehrer
as Dr. Steffenhagen, Lehrer
as Fritz Hannemann, Abiturient
as Walter Mettke, Klassen-Primus
as Karl Maier, Abiturient
as Willi Holzhüter, Abiturient
as Franz Möller, Abiturient
as Erwin Pape, Quintaner
as Nockelmann, Hausmeister
as Frau Nockelmann
as Frau Albing
Fritz Reiff as Herr Sengebusch
as Frau Mettke
as Dienstmädchen bei Dr. Kerner
as Andreas Bolz, Abiturient
as Otto Ohlerich, Abiturient
as Herrmann Puttbrese, Abiturient
as Ernst Rauch, Abiturient

Reception[]

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene described the film as entertaining and praised the film's charmingly realistic characterization of both German school masters and their pupils. Greene highlighted the "light lyrical treatment of some of the scenes", adding that while "unsentimental, [the film is] not unkindly [in its depiction] of emotional awkwardness."^[3]

References[]

^ Heins p.64
^ Heins p.64-65
^ Greene, Graham (10 January 1936). "Reifende Jugend/The Bride Comes Home". The Spectator. (reprinted in: John Russel, Taylor, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 45. ISBN 0192812866.)

Bibliography[]

Heins, Laura. Nazi Film Melodrama. University of Illinois Press, 2013.

External links[]

Ripening Youth at IMDb

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[1] Heins p.64

[2] Heins p.64-65

[3] Greene, Graham (10 January 1936). "Reifende Jugend/The Bride Comes Home". The Spectator. (reprinted in: John Russel, Taylor, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 45. ISBN 0192812866.)

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