Dreaming Days

1951 film

Vicki Baum (story)
Erich Kröhnke
Emil E. Reinert
Johannes Mario Simmel

Starring

Aglaja Schmid
O.W. Fischer
Axel von Ambesser

Cinematography

André Bac
Bertl Höcht

Music byJoe Hajos

Production
companies

Alcina
National-Film

Distributed byNeue Filmverleih

Release date

17 August 1951 (1951-08-17)

Running time

78 minutesCountries

France
West Germany

LanguageGerman

Dreaming Days (German: Verträumte Tage) is a 1951 French-West German drama film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Aglaja Schmid, O.W. Fischer and Axel von Ambesser.^[1] The film is based on a short story by Vicki Baum. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhévitch. Location shooting took place around Mittenwald, Lautersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kreuzeck. A separate French version The Red Needle was also made, with different actors.

Synopsis

Maja Berger is staying in the Bavarian Alps to recover her health. She is visited occasionally by her husband but is deeply lonely. Then she encounters Florian, a young doctor, who is mountaineering in the district. They fall in love agree to run away together but before he leaves he wants to climb a particular peak one last time. Having made a successful ascent he is caught in a violent storm on the way down and is killed.