Old Barge, Young Love (1957 film)
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Genre Romance Film Duration Language German | 5.4/10 IMDb Cinematography Eugen Klagemann People also search for Der Ochse von Kulm Country GDR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 22 February 1957 (1957-02-22) Production Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft |
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe (English-language title: Old Barge, Young Love) is an East German (then GDR) romance film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1957.
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Plot
Skipper Vollbeck leads a small group of barges traveling down the Havel from Berlin to Waren. To meet his debtors' demands, he loaded his ship with cement almost beyond its capability to carry. Horst, the skipper of one of the other boats, and Vollbeck's son Kalle both fall in love with the older skipper's niece Anna, who joined the journey. Eventually, she chooses Kalle and they marry, after the barges manage to make it to Waren.
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Production
The film was one of the more light-hearted DEFA productions of the second half of the 1950s, created after a wave of highly ideological films were negatively received by the public. According to author Heinz Kersten, it had only "a modest saying on the matters of society" and was "entertainment". It was Götz George's first major role on the screen.
Reception
The West German Catholic Film Service described the film as "having several clumsy moments. Generally, an undemanding piece of entertainment." The World Stage newspaper's critic dubbed as "dramatically dull."
References
Old Barge, Young Love (1957 film) WikipediaOld Barge, Young Love (1957 film) IMDb