Die Rote (1962)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Helmut Käutner

Writers:

Alfred Andersch (novel)
Alfred Andersch (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 June 1962 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Color In Title | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ruth Leuwerik	...	Franziska Lukas
Rossano Brazzi	...	Fabio
Giorgio Albertazzi	...	Patrick O'Malley
Harry Meyen	...	Herbert Lucas
Richard Münch	...	Joachim
Gert Fröbe	...	Kramer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Acqua
Andrea Miami
Enzo Ranchetti
Giovanni Rossi
Gianni Solaro

Also Known As:

La rossa (Italy)
Redhead (International: English title)

Runtime:

West Germany:100 min

Country:

West Germany | Italy

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Below par Leuwerik offering

'Die Rote', is adapted from a novel by Alfred Andersch. Ruth Leuwerik is the carrot-topped protagonist, at wit's end over her disappointing marriage and disillusioning secondary romance. She drops both husband and lover to head to Venice, hoping there to land a job and to enjoy a more fulfilling life. Each person with whom Leuwerik comes in contact is also running away from himself or herself; so much for Venice. After being victimized by deceivers and exploited by self-absorbed martyrs, Leuwerik wearily returns home.

Well-intended but somewhat muddled picture that sealed Ruth Leuwerik's fate as box-office cyanide after a string of monumental flops. Her performance is very subtle, giving the over-complicated story its little coherence.

Kaeutner, who just vowed critics and public alike with the superb adaption of 'Ein Glass Wasser' with Gustav Gruendgrens, Hilde Krahl and an overwhelming Liselotte (Lilo) Pulver in the leads, is ill-at-ease with this very talky weltschmerz material.