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''[[Die Hartseerwals]]'' ("The heart-break waltz") is the name gien to a number of popular [[Afrikaans]] folk songs, recorded by a variety of artists, but more relevantly here, it is the title of a short story about music and life by '''[[Hennie Aucamp]]''' (1934-2014).
  
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''[[Die Hartseerwals]]'' is a 1985 South African [[Afrikaans]] film by [[Annie Basson]].
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The story has been adapted for presentation on the stage, radio and TV.  
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==The film==
 
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The screenplay was by [[Leon van Nierop]] and it was based on a short story by [[Hennie Aucamp]].
 
  
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=The song=
  
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The film is based on the book by [[Tryna du Toit]] called [[Groen Koring]]. It is a story which highlights the differences between conservative and liberal people and focuses on the struggles of an individual caught up in both worlds.
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=The original story=
  
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Debbie is an innocent girl from the country who falls pregnant and, as a result, experiences prejudice and the problems facing an unwed mother first hand. Her own parents no longer want anything to do with her and her boyfriend's parents suggest that she has an abortion. She has to choose between rejection on the one hand and pressure on the other.
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One of Aucamp's best known stories, it is set among the sharecroppers of rural South Arica in the 1930s, it tells the tale of Hetta, who seeks to find expression for her own loneliness and despair in her collection of recorded music, notably in seeking a truly sad "hartseerwals".
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==Production team==
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Directed by [[Elmo de Witt]] with writing credits due to [[Elmo de Witt]] (screenplay), [[Gilbert Gibson]] and [[Stoffel Pienaar]] (additional dialogue), [[Fanus Rautenbach]] (contributing writer) and [[Tryna du Toit]] (novel). It was co-produced by [[Ivan Hall]], music was by [[Chris Lamprecht]] and [[Manley van Niekerk]], cinematography by [[Manie Botha]] and [[Louis de Witt]] and film editing by [[Elmo de Witt]].
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Published in the collection ''Die Hartseerwals: Verhale en sketse'' by‎ [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]] in 1965.
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==The cast==
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The cast includes [[Suzanne van Oudtshoorn]] ("Debbie Malan"), [[Leon le Roux]] ("Paul Hugo"), [[Gert van den Bergh]] ("Dr. Chris Hugo"), [[Dawid van der Walt]] ("Pieter le Grange"), [[Beryl Gresak]] ("Tina Hugo"), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] ("Mr. Malan"), [[Hettie Uys]] ("Mrs. Malan"), [[Emsie Botha]] ("Trudi"), [[Sann de Lange]] ("Hester Schoombie"), [[Cobus Rossouw]] ("Bennie"), [[Wena Naudé]] (woman in church), [[Cathy Meyers]], [[Johan du Plooy]] (magistrate's assistant), [[June Neethling]] (adoptive mother), [[Vonk de Ridder]] ("Johan"), [[Frances Fuchs]] (Debbie's aunt), [[Robert van Tonder]], [[Deanne de Witt]] ("Debbie and Paul's daughter"), [[Elmo de Witt]] ("Wedding guest"), [[Ivan Hall]] ("Wedding guest"), [[Manie Botha]] ("Wedding guest / Student"), [[Louis de Witt]] ("wedding guest"), [[Fanus Rautenbach]] ("wedding guest"), [[Gilbert Gibson]] ("wedding guest"), [[Stoffel Pienaar]] ("wedding guest"). [[Wilhelm Esterhuizen]] ("wedding guest"), [[Tryna du Toit]] ("wedding guest"), [[Whitney Walls]] ("wedding guest"), [[Gerald Dannaher]] ("wedding guest"), [[Nola du Preez]] ("wedding guest") and [[Liz Gerke]] ("wedding guest").
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=Stage version=
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1970: Performed as a dramatic reading in the [[Libertas Theatre]], Stellenbosch as part of a programme called ''[[Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters]]'' ("Hennie Aucamp: Short Stories and One-act Plays"). Directed by [[Marie van Heerden]] and performed by [[Annelize van der Ryst]].
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== Sources ==
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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=TV film version=
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The story was made into a TV film in 1985, directed by [[Annie Basson]] with script credited to [[Hennie Aucamp]] (short story) and [[Leon van Nierop]] (screenplay). The cast included [[Estelle Venter]] ("Hetta"), [[Trudie Taljaard]] ("Kotie"), [[Ernst Eloff]] ("Theuns"), [[Zack du Plessis]] ("Sagrys van Deventer"), [[Kelsey Middleton]] ("Trees"), [[Dale Cutts]] ("Benson") and [[Stem Thamaga]] ("Abraam").
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The film was produced by [[Herman Binge]] and [[Dick Voorendyk]], with cinematography by [[Digby Young]], film editing by [[Ester Worst]] and costume and set design by [[Birrie le Roux]]. Other technical credits include [[Darrell Roodt]] (property master) and [[Koos Voorendyk]] (set builder), [[Barrie Kriel]] (sound), [[Rüdiger Payrhuber]] (sound transfers) and [[Eddie Pearse]] (final mix). Script and continuity by [[Meg Tainton]].
  
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==Translations, adaptations, sequels, etc==
 
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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[[IMDb]] [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2022374]
 
  
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[[Wikipedia]] [https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie]
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[[IMDb]]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9325454
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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=Radio version=
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The story was again used as a dramatic reading in 1987, this time as part of an [[SABC]] series called ''Musiek in die verhale van Hennie Aucamp'' ("Music in the stories of Hennie Aucamp"), compiled and presented by [[Margot Luyt]], in conversation with [[Hennie Aucamp]]. The story itself was once again read by [[Annelise van der Rijst]].
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==Sources==
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Heinrich van der Mescht. 2006. "Dat ek my boodskap insing in
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mense se harte": Musiekkunstenaars in die kortverhale van
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Hennie Aucamp, in ''[[Stilet]]'' (XVIII:1 – March)[https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/EJC109811]
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= Return to =
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]]
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Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]]
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Return to [[South_African_Films]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Films]]
  

Latest revision as of 07:08, 17 June 2023

Die Hartseerwals ("The heart-break waltz") is the name gien to a number of popular Afrikaans folk songs, recorded by a variety of artists, but more relevantly here, it is the title of a short story about music and life by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014).

The story has been adapted for presentation on the stage, radio and TV.

The song

The original story

One of Aucamp's best known stories, it is set among the sharecroppers of rural South Arica in the 1930s, it tells the tale of Hetta, who seeks to find expression for her own loneliness and despair in her collection of recorded music, notably in seeking a truly sad "hartseerwals".

Published in the collection Die Hartseerwals: Verhale en sketse by‎ Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel in 1965.

Stage version

1970: Performed as a dramatic reading in the Libertas Theatre, Stellenbosch as part of a programme called Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters ("Hennie Aucamp: Short Stories and One-act Plays"). Directed by Marie van Heerden and performed by Annelize van der Ryst.

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

TV film version

The story was made into a TV film in 1985, directed by Annie Basson with script credited to Hennie Aucamp (short story) and Leon van Nierop (screenplay). The cast included Estelle Venter ("Hetta"), Trudie Taljaard ("Kotie"), Ernst Eloff ("Theuns"), Zack du Plessis ("Sagrys van Deventer"), Kelsey Middleton ("Trees"), Dale Cutts ("Benson") and Stem Thamaga ("Abraam").

The film was produced by Herman Binge and Dick Voorendyk, with cinematography by Digby Young, film editing by Ester Worst and costume and set design by Birrie le Roux. Other technical credits include Darrell Roodt (property master) and Koos Voorendyk (set builder), Barrie Kriel (sound), Rüdiger Payrhuber (sound transfers) and Eddie Pearse (final mix). Script and continuity by Meg Tainton.

Sources

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9325454

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Radio version

The story was again used as a dramatic reading in 1987, this time as part of an SABC series called Musiek in die verhale van Hennie Aucamp ("Music in the stories of Hennie Aucamp"), compiled and presented by Margot Luyt, in conversation with Hennie Aucamp. The story itself was once again read by Annelise van der Rijst.


Sources

Heinrich van der Mescht. 2006. "Dat ek my boodskap insing in mense se harte": Musiekkunstenaars in die kortverhale van Hennie Aucamp, in Stilet (XVIII:1 – March)[1]

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to South_African_Films

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