Immortal Light | |
Director: | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
Producer: | Vahagen Vartany |
Editing: | Heinz Haber |
Studio: | Badal-Film |
Distributor: | Union-Film |
Runtime: | 93 minutes |
Country: | West Germany |
Language: | German |
Immortal Light (German: link=no|'''Unvergängliches Licht''') is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Rudolf Forster, Cornell Borchers and Volker von Collande.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.
After a happy upbringing the death of Michèle Printemps's father leaves her in the hands of her cruel mother who tries to sell her into a life of prostitution in Paris. She escapes this life when she meets the young engineer and aspiring racing driver René Garnier. However, after discovering that she has a serious illness, she pushes him away, selflessly wanting him to concentrate on his own career.