Adrian Vanderstraaten
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Adrian Vanderstraaten |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1919 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Land |
| script | Kory Towska |
| production | Burg-Film, Vienna |
| camera | Otto Kanturek |
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Adrian Vanderstraaten is an Austrian silent film from 1919 by Robert Land with Armin Seydelmann and Alfred Gerasch in the title role.
action
Gysprecht de Witt is downright fanatically in love with the married Clarisse Vanderstraaten. However, Clarisse is unwilling to betray her husband, Cornelius, a respected painter. Gysprecht's brother Hendrik is notoriously clumsy financially and turns to his brother once again, but this time he lets him drain. Thereupon Hendrik forges Gypsrecht's signature on a bill of exchange, but Gypsrecht refuses to collect it . In the meantime Adrian Vanderstraaten, the son of Cornelius, got to know Beatrix de Witt, the daughter of Hendriks, and fell in love. Gysprecht suggests to his brother that he should murder Cornelius Vanderstraaten - for this he would pay Hendrik's debts. Hendrik, according to his brother, could go abroad after the bloody act. Hendrik refuses indignantly and goes to old Vanderstraaten to inform him before Gysprecht's murderous plan. But Gypsrecht hurries after him, and there is a heated argument in Adrian's study. The old Vanderstraaten gets so upset at this confrontation that he is hit. When Adrian learns of the surprising death of his father, he has his doubts that it was all right. Rather, he believes that Gysprecht helped. However, he found no evidence for this, and so the young Vanderstraaten leaves his home disappointed.
In a foreign country, Adrian hears that his widowed mother actually married the nasty Gysprecht. Bitter, he decides never to return. One day, by chance, Adrian meets Hendrik, who is working as a secretary for a wealthy Brazilian woman traveling the world. Hendrik tells him about the true circumstances that led to the death of Adrian's father and promises him to take part in the campaign of revenge against Gysprecht. Then Adrian returned home to the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Gysprecht receives a letter in which Hendrik extortionately asks him to send him 100,000 crowns. Since Gysprecht does not have this amount, he is forced to ask his wealthy stepson Adrian for it. Adrian Vanderstraaten then has Gysprecht read another letter from Hendrik, which clearly proves Gyprecht's guilt for Cornelius Vanderstraaten's death. To spare his mother the shock of who she had actually married, Adrian decides to spare Clarisse the truth about Gysprecht's true character. But Gysprecht realizes that he is finished and kills himself on the day Adrian and Beatrix get engaged.
Production notes
Adrian Vanderstraaten was composed in Vienna in mid-1919 and was premiered on December 19, 1919. The film was four acts in length. OF Werndorff designed the buildings .
With the exception of the cameraman Otto Kanturek , almost all those involved (Land, Gerasch, Seydelmann, Kallina etc.) were film debutants.
criticism
“The roles are always occupied by actors from the castle. Names of Klang are mentioned, including the ladies Anna Kallina and Mia [sic!] Mayen, from Herr Gerasch, Frank and many others. It must be emphasized that many of them were filming for the first time and yet the presentation is exemplary. However, Burgfilm is fortunate to have an excellent director in Robert Land and one of the best operators. It is the Berlin school as a whole. Kanturek, the surgeon, has delivered brilliant pictures. (…) Only one thing can be said about the subject: brilliantly chosen. Full of tension and deep impact. The rich plot, strongly supported by emotional motives, gives everyone the opportunity to show their abundant skills. "
Web links
- Adrian Vanderstraaten in the Internet Movie Database (English)