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.

Goodbye Vienna
Directed byJacques Séverac
Written byClaude Gével
Herbert Selpin
StarringGustav Fröhlich
Lee Parry
Rolla Norman
CinematographyAlphonse Lucas
Music byJohann Strauss Sr.
Johann Strauss II
Production
company
Les Grandes Exclusivités Européennes
Release date
22 December 1939
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis edit

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.

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References edit

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

Bibliography edit

  • 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.

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