The first thing that strikes us while watching Ball at the Savoy is its elegant, delicate and skilful staging. For his part, the director was not afraid to take risks, drawing inspiration from what was being made in the United States at the time. Restored by Filmarchiv Austria and presented on the Filmarchiv On channel.
Episode stands out first and foremost for its particularly elegant mise-en-scene. A stylistic grace that proves to be perfectly in line with a simple but at the same time courageous story, which immediately shows the far-sightedness of Walter Reisch himself. Volpi Cup for Paula Wessely at the 1935 Venice Film Festival.
Leaving aside any controversial issue of purely historical and productive nature, the beauty of a film like Werner Hochbaum’s Suburban Cabaret must be acknowledged, since it bears precious witness to a key era for film and beyond.