a very good classic coming from communist control east Germany ,at that time.Although the plot might of been exploited against the evils of capitalism, it is a tale of greed versus charity ,which still is battling this world today.This was D.E.F.A s first color feature.It used to be U.f.A. before the war.The affects of the a.g.f.a. color cinema photography, By Bruno Mondi, and the art direction gave a black Forrest effect look.Lutz Munk plays a poor coal laborer,Peter, that makes very little money.He lives with his Mother, played by Lottie Loebenger.He comes home to face a celebration going on in the village.Seeing a girl ,that he love,Lisabeth, played by Hannah Rucker, participating in a dance , wishing he was well off so he can marry her.At home he complains to his mother about it.So in the woods he meets a magic Elf name m.r. glass, played by Paul Bilt.Peter tells him his problems .M.r glass give him three mini cones , three wishes.His first wish is to dance better than the other village man ,who is also interested in Lisabeth.Peter proves he a better dancer on the dance floor and ends up dancing with Elisabeth. He wishes to be wealthy and own a glass factory.To a bully he gambles all his money away and loses his wealth.His glass factory does not do well neither ,the elf jumps on him and can't do anything about it.He then sells his heart ,for a cold one, to the demon of the woods,/Hollander Michael, played by Erwin Geshconneck,.Like the greedy millionaire and billionaires of today.Peter becomes wealthy and as Elf Glassman is testing Peter by pretending to be a beggar who needs warm cloth, Lisabeth gives him a coat and Peter get mad and hits her to death.Peter realizes he made a mistake. Trick Hollander mike to get his heart back.His wife becomes alive again and he gets work again. Don't expect corp catting broad caster in the United states, to ever show this .It's made in communistic east Germany and it only 5 years after Hitler killed him self. 05/05/12
Review of Das kalte Herz
