No. 8 - Jahresausgabe 2021, St. Anton & Stuben
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The White Extasy (1931)<br />
This comedy is among the most well-known films ever<br />
shot on Arlberg and it is the first skiing movie with sound.<br />
With her klutziness young Leni from Berlin (Leni Riefenstahl)<br />
drives skiing instructor Hannes (Hannes Schneider)<br />
nuts. But she has her mind set on one thing: with Hannes’<br />
help she wants to participate in a beginners’ ski race –<br />
and win it, too. The film was produced by Arnold Fanck<br />
and the landscape shots and skiing scenes from <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Anton</strong><br />
delighted so many cinemagoers it made the Arlberg a<br />
place of longing over night. The revolutionary filming<br />
technique, impressive jumps, choreographies, and thrilling<br />
races did their part in making the film a classic.<br />
The scenes depicting the mass-start of the Weisser Rausch<br />
ski-race on Vallugagrat are particularly impressive – and<br />
today the legendary ski race which takes almost ten<br />
minutes still is one of the longest in the world.<br />
Magazin<br />
The Arlberg Witch<br />
(1953/54 and 1999)<br />
This film by the Danish<br />
director Finn Antoft creates<br />
magical moments featuring<br />
young Karl Schranz. A witch<br />
(Toni Marth) has snuck into<br />
the ski school business in<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Anton</strong> and introduces<br />
young talents to the sport<br />
with a lot of humour. But,<br />
of course, there can’t be a<br />
witch on Arlberg, which is<br />
why a wild chase through<br />
powder snow follows, complete<br />
with acrobatic stunts. Numerous skiing instructors<br />
from <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Anton</strong> were hired for the skiing scenes.<br />
Unfortunately the film remained unfinished and only<br />
in 1999 did the director’s family have it newly cut,<br />
new sound added and presented it to the public at<br />
the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Anton</strong> film festival. 41