no Karel Gott
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Three Wishes for Cinderella
BerlinGuy — 20 years ago(December 24, 2005 01:44 PM)
Today there was a documentary about this film on German television, it featured an interview with the director, Libuse and the composer. It also featured a number of die-hard fans who come together every year to celebrate a "three nuts for Cinderella" night, dressing up as characters of the film; they go to the original locations of the film, check out the costumes in the Prague films studios etc.
However, what I found particularly amusing is that in the German version there is no Karel Gott singing and that is due to personal intervening by the then TV director of the WDR (German TV channel). He more or less said he found his singing unbearable and opted for an instrumental version of all the songs in the film. I love the soundtrack so much for this and I think some of the poetic quality of the film derives from the music. So, I am truly thankful to him for keeping the singing out. -
rmixtaj — 20 years ago(January 21, 2006 03:21 PM)
Just two weeks ago I talked to my Swiss friend who returned from Switzerland to London where we both live right now. He told me that he just saw this movie on the Swiss TV in Xmas time. My first question to him was whether in the German version there is also Karel Gott (I am not his fan) singing his famous song "Kdepak ty ptacku hnizdu mas ?" in the end? I think this song is just a perfect ending of this movie, when the prince and Libuska Safrankova are riding across the snowy plain.without this song at the end I think the movie is not perfectfor Czechs at least
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LemonPeel — 20 years ago(January 27, 2006 07:34 AM)
I saw the documentary as well. It's definitely better without the singing.
But maybe it's a question of whether you're used to it or not. The music at the end had a little too much of that particular "Schlager" sound anyway (even more with the singing). -
Frostrose — 18 years ago(November 19, 2007 07:00 PM)
The one we see in Norway is dubbed in Norwegian. And it has the Czech song in the end. Are both versions, Czech and German, sung by Karel Gott? The movie would definitely not be as good if that song hadn't been in it at the end. It is such a gorgeous song.
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Alexej — 11 years ago(December 29, 2014 09:22 PM)
He more or less said he found his singing unbearable and opted for an instrumental version of all the songs in the film.
I have just finished watching the Czech DVD, including the interview with the director. He said the WDR director told him they did not include Karel Gott because Gott sang the title song in the TV series
Biene Maja,
which was produced by their main competitor, and they could not allow the voice used by their competitor used in their own release of a movie. Nothing to do with him finding Gotts singing unbearable.
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