To fully appreciate Fischerkoesen's daring, one must remember that the Nazis had forbidden Jazz and Swing as an Afro-Judaic plot to undermine traditional German culture. By the time Fischerkoesen was finally released, he had shown that he was not a Nazi, but also that he was no communist; thus, he was not allowed to work privately on his own films, but only as a functionary on assignments in the state-controlled DEFA studios.
This is beautiful, and if I didn't know better I would have said it was done with computers. I wish I knew what they did to create that amazing effect! Especially when the camera goes around the flowers in a big circle, and when the camera rotates underneath the flowers. Thank you for uploading.
this piece has such a warming effect. it came up in a media studies seminar and we discussed nazi germany's intentions when allowing it to show. surely the government didn't mind the happy-go-lucky, blissful attitude of the piece (it upkept a free, happy, facade for german culture). but when it comes to the things that would be considered risque, we thought maybe it was a way to provide audiences an illusion of freedom and lax government.
This is one of the best animations I have seen IN MY LIFE. Thanks for posting this gem. I mean, how did they do this without the aid of computers??" MY GOD! It's perfect! Thanks! Danke! ¡¡Muchas, muchas gracias!!
It is quite an amazing cartoon but I still find it a bit scary when I think about the circumstances of people of Europe at that time. This cartoon was also shown in a German TV show named "Hitlers Hitparade" (= Hitlers charts). This song (translated "If the week wouldn't have a sunday") was played while you could see this cartoon and scenes from Jewish workers in German factories once and a while.
@videorocker2001 There's also a great recording of this song (Wenn die Woche keinen Sonntag hätt) on RU-vid by the Karel Vlach Orchestra and the Allanovy Sestry (Allan Terzett), the 'Czech Boswell Sisters / Andrews Sisters', made in Prague in August 1944 (!) Very swingy!
@dawgsupreme79 Thanks for your answer! I will also try to find out more about Fischerkoesen's studio on Lange Voorhout. Fascinating, to learn that this great film was made in the city where I live!
Love the use of the multiplane camera effect moving through the grass and the 350-degree shot around the abandoned record player, even if this short did come from Nazi Germany.
Certainly a slower paced aesthetic than anyting in the US at the time. It looks like the phonograph was a real object on a turntable painted to look "toon" rather like the similar technique the Fleischers would sometimes use in their cartoons in the '30's
The animation in this is too good. Some of it looks like it was rotoscoped over cgi or something. I've never seen traditional animation of this caliber. Not even Ghibli has animation this smooth and on model.
That's really interesting! I live in The Hague. Do you know which studio was used? In The Hague, you had the Profilti Studio's and Filmstad (founded by Loet Barnstijn). A lot of German films were made in Filmstad during the war.
@Ronald070 Hi sorry for late reply! my nan says the street was langevoorhout! the studio was actually called fischerkoesen, I can try to find out more if need be.
People are used to seeing creations made by computers and not have the ability to see and admire all the work and creativity made without computer. They just think: "That's cute". See the enter scene: the camera down, depth, and entering among the flowers, animated separately ...
Fischerkoesen created a daring piece of art in Nazi-Germany of 1943. Please read the analysis in "The case of Hans Fischerkoesen". You can find it easily on the Internet.
Nice to see a female bee (scientific accuracy) and I love the design of that fly later on. The poor bee seems a little pressured to keep entertaining everyone, though! It's such a beautiful animation overall.
Wonderful! Beautiful and funny animation and nice music! Quite jazzy for nazi Germany 1942. I collect both German films and dancemusic from those days. Would love to have it on DVD. Can you advise me?
4:20 Wenn die woche keinen sonntag hätt Freier Tag, Feiertag Glücklich ist des Herzens Schlag. Heute geht's hinaus ins Grüne. Heute gibt's kein Büro. Alle Herzen sind so froh. Heut' schläft meine kleine Schreibmaschine. Wenn die Woche keinen Sonntag hätt', Ach, da wär' das Leben halb so nett. Sonntags fahr ich mit der Süßen raus, Den Frühling zu genießen. Sonntag wird für uns die Welt erst schön, Wenn wir beide durch die Wiesen geh'n. Weil Verliebte sich im Maien, wie im Freien, gut versteh'n. Sechs Tage Arbeit können sein, das sieht ein jeder ein Und nur der siebte, der gehört uns allein. Wenn die Woche keinen Sonntag hätt', Ach, da wär' das Leben halb so nett. Sonntags fern von dem Getriebe, Singen wir von Liebe ein Duett.
so awesome! thanks for sharing. i was looking to see this in full length for a long time. b.t.w. goebbels was a very strong admirer of disney. it's said that the furers elite met more than once to enjoy what was forbidden for the regular folk.
The main song used is called "Wenn Die Woche Keinen Sonntag Hätt", I'm not sure what the other songs are though. I think the Wenn Die Woche Keinen Sonntag Hätt song was just extended with intrumental, which is why the melody keeps appearing throughout the animation.
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What a wonderful video! A beutiful story with amazing animation. I was surprised by the effect of dimension and rotation. We can see all care to draw elements frame by frame. It is unfortunate that the media and others to spread the idea of Nazi content. Another "hate dumb". As one reviewer here: It's just an animation to enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Hugs from Brasil
@AnnaNiemas sorry my nan doesnt remember working next to a brother and sister type relationship although she has managed to remember taking some or having some pictures of co-workers packed away!!
@AnnaNiemas My nan said they never worked side by side but all of my nans work was transferred by train. Sorry for late reply, my nan still has some cellophanes from schneeman and scherzo packed away..
The industry isn't cutting money as much as it seems. Most CGI movies nowadays cost more money than cel animated movies ever did. Example: Snow White cost 1.7 million in 1937. That's 25 million in todays money. One of the cheapest movies these days, Ice Age, would cost 70 million dollar if made today. A big Disney movie like Ratatouille costs 150 million. So where are the cornes being cut?:) Even expensive movies like Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty only cost around 40 million.
@dawgsupreme79 Hi there! I just found an advertisement in a newspaper from 1943, where they are looking for young female painters to work for 'Fischerkösen Film Productie' Lange Voorhout 50 (accuracy required!) Nowadays, it houses the Spanish Embassy. I can mail you the page as PDF if you like.
Here is the youtubelink of the cartoon with freshed up colors (copy the address and complete the rest of the youtubeaddress before "watch"). watch?v=zl6lhImkJFw&feature=related
Here is the youtube-Link of the cartoon with freashed up colors (copy the address and complete the youtube before /). /watch?v=zl6lhImkJFw&feature=related
Disney and Hitler pals ? Oh really ? I guess they must have had a split after Walt Disney produced "Der Fuehrer's Face" and "Education For Death" (both on RU-vid; have a look) .
This film is anti-Nazi in that it shows a sensuousness that is for the fun and joy of it, not for furthering the master race; and it also shows a less-than-full-hearted work ethic. Play, it urges, don't work for the cause, for the state -- not exactly what the Third Reich authorities wanted put across during the war.
