Capriccio
Directed by	Karl Ritter
Written by	Franz Baumann Felix Lützkendorf Karl Ritter
Produced by	Karl Ritter
Starring	Lilian Harvey Viktor Staal Paul Kemp Paul Dahlke
Cinematography	Günther Anders
Edited by	Gottfried Ritter
Music by	Alois Melichar
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	11 August 1938 (1938-08-11)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Capriccio is a 1938 German historical comedy film directed by Karl Ritter and starring Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal and Paul Kemp. The film is set in 18th century France, where a young woman enjoys a series of romantic adventures. The director, Ritter, was attempting to recreate the style of a René Clair comedy. ^[1] The film's content was criticised by both Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler. ^[2] Harvey made only one further film in Germany before leaving for France.

It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios of UFA in Potsdam and premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin. ^[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Röhrig.

Selected cast

References

Bibliography

• Ascheid, Antje (2010) [2003]. Hitler's Heroines: Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN  978-1-59213-843-2.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1938. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

• Capriccio at IMDb

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