Du bist die Welt für mich

Not particularly accurate on detail (two examples: Tauber's list of many lovers did not feature a ballet dancer as suggested here; and, Rudolf Schock, as Tauber, sings O Paradis, an aria which, rather curiously, Tauber seems not to have included in his huge recorded output and may not have sung at all), but still a pleasure to see and hear because of the fine singing and sympathetic portrayal by Rudolf Schock of his great fellow singer. It is a pity that cost constraints for German companies in the decade following the Second World War did not permit the making of The Richard Tauber Story in colour, better to display the Austrian scenery and so enhance the film's appeal.

Du bist die Welt für mich is a fictional story of the life of the great German tenor Richard Tauber. No matter, because the portrayal of Tauber by his 'successor' Rudolf Schock is very much worth while. Not only does Schock give an acceptable performance as an actor, but his voice is beautiful and smooth. It is a great shame that this film isn't available on DVD yet. The popular tenor Rudolf Schock (1915 - 1986) made a number of films, the first of these was Du bist die Welt für mich. It was probably his best. Schock is now best remembered for his many recordings of operetta's, but he was also an acclaimed singer of opera, oratorio and Lieder. His recordings of Die schöne Müllerin by Schubert and Dichterliebe by Schumann are legendary and can compete with the finest recordings of colleges as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Fritz Wunderlich.

This movie has been in my mind since I first saw it in Holland as a 17 year old girl. I have never been able to find it since and am delighted that idmb acknowledges its existence!

The movie is a warm, wonderful story about Richard Tauber's life and the portrayal by Rudolf Schock is magnificent - his voice and the music alone is worth watching the movie for!

I can highly recommend this movie.