Draft:Gottfried Mueller

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Gottfried Müller (* 12 February 1903 in Vienna; † 10 November 1953 in Milan) was an Austrian dramaturge. The 1948 film Bicycle Thieves, in which he appeared, is considered by film critics to be one of the best films of all time.

Life[edit]

The son of a respected bookseller, he studied art history and philosophy in his home town of Vienna, Paris and Florence. In 1931, as a student of Strzygowski, he obtained his doctorate at the University of Vienna and was awarded a doctorate in Sanskrit. From 1933 to 1938 he spent time abroad. He then returned to Germany and became a dramaturge at UFA, later at TOBIS. It was during this time that he wrote his first book "Dramaturgie des Theaters des Hörspiels und des Films". His work in the film studio intensified in collaboration with Wolfgang Liebeneiner.

From November 1946, he settled in Milan. He gave lectures on film issues and worked for Italian film production with Cesare Zavattini and director Vittorio de Sica, among others. His book "The Theory of Comedy" was published in June 1952.

After suffering from cancer, Gottfried Müller died in Milan on 10 November 1953.

Filmography[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Gottfried Müller: Dramaturgie des Theaters des Hörspiels und des Films: Mit einem Beitrag von Wolfgang Liebeneiner. 6th, updated and expanded edition. Konrad Triltsch Verlag, 1962 [1st ed. 1938], ISBN 978-3-15-010662-4
  • Gottfried Müller: Die Theorie der Komik, 7th, updated and expanded edition. Konrad Triltsch Verlag, 1986 [1st ed. 1952], ISBN 978-3-15-010662-4

References[edit]

  1. Stephan Eicke and Falko Fröhner: Bicycle Thieves. Reviews on Film-Rezension.de, 24 February 2011
  2. Scott Anthony: A FILM TO REMEMBER: "BICYCLE THIEVES" (1948). 3 June 2019. medium, retrieved 11 April 2021 (English).
  3. Sight & Sound Poll 2012: Bicycle Thieves. The Criterion Collection, retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. Adolf Heinzlmeier and Berndt Schulz in Lexikon "Filme im Fernsehen" (expanded new edition). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3, p. 212
  5. The Miracle of Milan at wissen.de
  6. Umberto D. In: Encyclopaedia of international film. Filmdienst, retrieved on 2 March 2017.

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