No Time for Flowers
No Time for Flowers is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Don Siegel and starring Viveca Lindfors and Paul Christian and Ludwig Stössel.
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| Directed by | Don Siegel |
| Screenplay by | Hans Wilhelm László Vadnay |
| Produced by | Mort Briskin |
| Starring | Viveca Lindfors Paul Christian |
| Cinematography | Tony Braun |
| Edited by | Henrietta Brunsch |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A young girl's loyalty to the Communist Party is tested in Prague when she falls in love with an attache who has just arrived from the United States.[2]
Cast
- Viveca Lindfors as Anna Svoboda
- Paul Christian as Karl Marek
- Ludwig Stössel as Papa
- Adrienne Gessner as Mama
- Peter Preses as Emil Dadak
- Manfred Inger as Kudelka
- Peter Czejke as Stefan Svoboda
- Fred Berger as Anton Novotny
- Oskar Wegrostek as Johann Burian
- Helmut Janosch as Milo
Critical Appaisal
Judith M. Kass offers this assessment: “No Time for Flowers is a largely unsuccessful attempt at comedy in which Viveca Lindfors portrays a Ninotchka-like Czech, eager for both advancement in the Communist world and in the luxuries of the West.[3]
Theme
Biographer Judith M. Kass notes this thematic element in the film:
The fear that one can incriminate oneself or others, no matter how innocent a remark may be, and that no one can be trusted, are the main causes for anxiety in No Time for Flowers. Coupled with economic deprivation, this spiritual poverty is even harder to bear. Existing with these tribulations is a good-natured, more natural desire to be open, free to fall in love, and try for some happiness, however limited.[4]
Footnotes
- "No Time for Flowers: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- Kass, 1975 p. 110-111: Plot sketch.
- Kass, 1975 p. 100
- Kass, 1975 p. 111
Sources
- Kass, Judith M. (1975). Don Seigel: The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 4 (1975 ed.). New York: Tanvity Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-498-01665-X.
External links
- No Time for Flowers at IMDb
- "Movie Review : No Time for Flowers (1952) At the Normandie". New York Times. December 26, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- "No Time For Flowers". TV Guide. Retrieved October 3, 2011.