Apart from being a well-made film, 'Das Mädchen Rosemarie' (= German for 'the girl Rosemarie') reflects very well the big dilemma in the 1950's West Germany of Chancellor Conrad Adenauer.Conrad Adenauer lives on as one of Germany's great statesmen. He was responsible for the 'Wirtschaftswunder' (= German for 'the economic miracle', relating to West Germany's speedy recovery from the extensive damages of the lost Second World War). Adenauer rebuilt his country, and led it politically into the Western influence of the USA - making it a member of NATO.However, in one respect Adenauer failed: he did not deal effectively with the many Nazi-sympathizers in his country. In particular with those in its leading circles. There were just too many of them, and their abilities could not be missed for the re-building of the West German economy.It may be hard for Americans to appreciate, but 'Das Mädchen Rosemarie' is made special by this issue. The film emphasizes on the bankrupt moral state of mind of these business leaders - their former involvement with Adolf Hitler and his Nazi's is clearly written on their foreheads. In this respect this film's main theme, prostitution, connects very well.'Das Mädchen Rosemarie' even makes a historical document. I know of no other film dealing in such a clear, sharp and ruthless way with Germany's big post-war moral dilemma. A dilemma vanished by now, for the vast majority of these Hitler-infected leaders have died.

It's funny to see that most comments on this movie so far came from Ann Arbor on a single day... classroom assignment? Anyway, I think there's more to the story of Rosemarie Nitribitt. First, she was a real person, lived and died (strangled in her apartment) - see Wikipedia. Her life (including driving a Mercedes 190 coupe) and death was a major scandal in 1950s Germany (roughly comparable to the Keeler/Profumo affair in Britain), and the murderer was never sentenced. This film came out soon after, and somehow touches the sensible points (and others - witness the subtle appearance of the Bundeswehr - marching boots only). But it also alienates them, and the whole story, in a Brechtian way.The two musicians (one of them Mario Adorf of later fame) express the feelings of the "common people" in their songs. But the story is mostly about industrialists in black Mercedes 300s (loved their cavalcade in the parking garage) and their kith and kin. And Rosemarie's futile struggle to be accepted.This movie, technically brilliant as it is, is no easy watching. Being a German roughly familiar with those times, I still think I'll need one or two more viewings. But after the first watch, my impression is that they'll be worth the time. One thing that struck me immediately was the factory tour (Bruster - Gert Froebe - producing "electronic brains"??), with three union men collecting signatures for a child care proposal.German moviegoers in 1958 might have better understood all the subtleties. Almost 50 years later, this is a harder nut to crack, for me at least - but it promises to be worth it. In Germany, the DVD is inexpensively available in a 3-piece "Wirtschaftswunder" set at Weltbild, together with "Rosen für den Staatsanwalt" and "Die Halbstarken" which are very strong too. For me at least, fascinating.

In Das Mädchen Rosemarie, I felt very unsatisfied from the story line. I had a difficult time getting into the time of the movie to let go of reality. The acting was very cut and dry. No one really showed any type of real emotional and powerful acting. My favorite part in the movie was at the dinner party when the wives and then everyone started jumping in the pool for money. Thinking about recentmovies I thought of Pretty Woman with a lot less emotion and entertainmentvalue. Since I was not very into the plot and action taking place on the screen I was very focused on the camera movements and angles. I am not a historian, but I felt like the car scenes were probably innovative. Especially during Rosemarie and Hartog's trip to the club for lunch when it went up and over he car.My final comments on this movie, would be to go see, but don't expect to bemoved by the acting of engaged by the plot. See this movie to pick up on the camera techniques and angles.

I enjoyed this movie a good deal. The thing that stood out to me the most was the interesting camera angles. There were many times when the camera focused on an object instead of the people who were speaking. There was also many other interesting camera techniques. These various camera angles added to the over feeling of the film. This film also had a very interesting plot, showing how powerful the powerful are. No one can get too close to them, or know too much. The movie was darkly funny. There were many funny moments and even more irony. The most ironic part was the movie ending right where it began. It came full circle, and showed how small and invisible the poor were compared to the rich. The movie kept a constant contrast between the rich and the poor. The movie was full of black male, threats and using people. Everyone was pinned against everyone esle. This made the movie very interesting to me, but at the same time there was an entire subplot that was never made clear.There was secrets about the factory and a conflict between the French man and the English that was never made clear. This made the movie a bit hard to enjoy, because we never get to know what is actually happening. And then there is Rosemarie in the middle of it all, and by leaving out all the details it allows the movie to focus on her story, after all thats what this movie is about. Overall, the camera angles and irony made this movie enjoyable to me.