Paradise (1953 film)

Paradise
Directed byKarl Ritter
Written byKarl Ritter
Roberto Talice
Produced byRicco Arendt
StarringPaola Loew
Florindo Ferrario
Eloy Álvarez
CinematographyEnrique Ritter
Edited byGottfried Ritter
Music byPeter Kreuder
Production
company
Laurit Films
Release date
  • 5 February 1953 (1953-02-05)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Paradise (Spanish: El paraíso) is a 1953 Argentine drama film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Paola Loew, Florindo Ferrario and Eloy Álvarez. Ritter had been a leading director of propaganda films in Nazi Germany and left for Argentina after the war. This was his only film made in that country and proved a flop.[1] He then briefly returned to West Germany to make a final two films, before retiring to Argentina[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Saulo Benavente.

Synopsis

A newly-married young couple move from the countryside to try their luck in the city, but soon encounter the downsides of urban life.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.399
  2. ^ Giesen p.257

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Giesen, Rolf. Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography. McFarland & Company, 2003.