Die Ballkönigin (TV Movie 1975)
36KDie Ballkönigin: Directed by Sam O’Steen. With Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning, Michael Brandon, Michael Strong. A lonely widow and a postman find romance late in life at the local dance hall.
“The reasons I bought this DVD are because Iu0026#39;d rembered this film as being great fun (having seen it 15+ yrs ago on TV), Maureen Stapleton is a top drawer actress and Iu0026#39;m nearly as sentimental as the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut there is so much more. Itu0026#39;s done quite creatively. The five or so bits where the two main characters sing their thoughts to themselves worked. Normally that would be difficult to pull off u0026amp; Hollywood would flub it up. Part of the reason why I enjoyed it (or found it acceptable, which I normally wouldnu0026#39;t) is because itu0026#39;s quite apparent that theyu0026#39;re from a generation raised to be selective about the thoughts they share, in stark contrast to todayu0026#39;s society. Itu0026#39;s also shot in a rather different manner, or have I forgotten how films of the 70s were photographed?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eQueen of the Stardust Ballroom raises the moral bar by ignoring unwarranted judgements and dealing with more important matters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd Maureen Stapleton… sheu0026#39;s one class act and a brilliant actress.”
