Operette

Willi Forst gives an excellent performance as Jauner, whose desire for perfection is expressed by Forst with a tantalizing glee. While joyfully biting into her diva side, the stunning Maria Holst gives Geistinger a fantastic confidence which shimmers in every set piece, as the curtain goes up on the Operette. It brings together 2 gentlemen of the German/Austrian cinema: Forst himself and Siegfried Breuer (as devious as ever) in lead roles. The overall splendid cast includes Curd Jürgens who is almost unrecognizable. The music is played brilliantly by the Wiener Philharmoniker; The movie contains elaborate scenes from famous European operettas. The ballets and dances are graceful. It is the first film in director Willi Forst's "Viennese Trilogy" followed by Vienna Blood (1942) and Viennese Girls (1945).