Last Love (1935 film) explained

Last Love
Native Name:
Director:	Fritz Schulz
Producer:	Rudi Löwenthal Erich Morawsky
Music:	Franz Salmhofer Richard Tauber
Cinematography:	Willy Goldberger
Editing:	Paul Falkenberg
Studio:	Wiener Film KG Morawsky & Company
Distributor:	Kiba Kinobetriebsanstalt
Runtime:	74 minutes
Country:	Austria
Language:	German

Last Love (German: Letzte Liebe) is a 1935 Austrian drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and starring Albert Bassermann, Michiko Tanaka and Elsa Bassermann.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Berger, Alfred Kunz and Emil Stepanek. It was shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.

Cast

• Albert Bassermann as Thomas Bruck
• Michiko Tanaka as Namiko Sanada, Japanese musical student
• Elsa Bassermann as Hanna von Hooven
• Hans Jaray as Walter, their son
• Hans Homma as Director of the Vienna Opera
• Fritz Imhoff as the host
• Oskar Karlweis as Teddy Langhammer
• Karl Paryla as Franz
• Etha von Storm as Susi Spangenberg
• Wiener Philharmoniker as Themselves - Orchestra

Reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1935, Graham Greene reviewed the film favorably, describing it as having "a pleasant unpretentious air of truth about it", and suggesting to readers that "once accept the romantic plot and the rest is genuine: a creative career from a professional angle". Green praised the acting of Albert Bassermann and the "charming voice" of Michiko Meini.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: von Dassanowsky, Robert. Robert von Dassanowsky

   . Robert von Dassanowsky. Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland. Jefferson, NC. 2005. 62. 0786420782.

2. Greene. Graham. Graham Greene. 15 November 1935. Last Love/Moscow Nights/Oil for the Lamps of China. The Spectator. (reprinted in: Book: Taylor. John Russell. John Russell Taylor. 1980. The Pleasure Dome. 35. Oxford University Press. 0192812866. registration.)