Goodbye Vienna Explained

Goodbye Vienna
Director:	Jacques Séverac
Starring:	Gustav Fröhlich Lee Parry Rolla Norman
Music:	Johann Strauss Sr. Johann Strauss II
Cinematography:	Alphonse Lucas
Studio:	Les Grandes Exclusivités Européennes
Runtime:	94 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French

Goodbye Vienna (French: Adieu Vienne) is a 1939 French musical film directed by Jacques Séverac and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Lee Parry and Rolla Norman.^{[1] [2] [3]} It received a very limited release, possibly due to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Synopsis

An Austrian exile living in Paris encounters Lisl, a fellow countrymen, who is singing in a cabaret. He recounts the story of Johann Strauss and his father.

Cast

• Gustav Fröhlich as Franz Mansfield
• Lee Parry as Lisl Heinzel
  • • • Rolla Norman Edith Gallia Françoise Christian Claire Vervin
      • Jacques Maurice Gaby Rio Francine Roche Michèle Roger

References

1. Crisp p.447
2. Bessy & Chirat p.439
3. https://www.unifrance.org/film/42087/adieu-vienne

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
• Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.