Andreas Hofer (1929)
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| Original title | Andreas Hofer |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1929 |
| length | Silent film: 105 minutes, sound version: 92 minutes |
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| Director | Hanns Prechtl |
| script | Hanns Prechtl |
| production | Hofer-Film GmbH, Munich |
| music |
Hermann Ludwig Karl Fürmann |
| camera | Karl Attenberger |
| cut | Werner Klette |
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Andreas Hofer is a German silent film historical drama from 1929 with Fritz Greiner in the title role .
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The classic drama of freedom is told by the upright Tyrolean Passeier sand farmer Andreas Hofer against the overwhelming power of the Napoleonic occupiers in his country. After the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians and Russians in the Battle of the Three Emperors near Austerlitz in December 1805, Elector Max Joseph of Bavaria was given the royal dignity and, in the Peace of Pressburg, all of Tyrol with the cities of Brixen and Trento. The new sovereign wants to be a good king for everyone and therefore promises his new citizens that all their previous rights will be preserved and respected. But his officials do not adhere to the royal guidelines and subjugate the people with new tariffs, tax increases and regulations. People appear arrogant and arrogant, and so the Tyrolean people quickly begin to grumble.
From the grumbling of the Tyrolean people's soul, a rebellious mood quickly grows, which ultimately boils up to popular anger. It is agreed that the foreign masters should be thrown out of the country as quickly as possible. The residents of the Passeier Valley in particular are determined to free themselves and their fatherland. Their leader becomes the gnarled Andreas Hofer, a tree from a man. With the help of the Austrians, the Tyroleans can push the French and Bavarians out of the country little by little, even if there are always severe setbacks. After all, Hofer is the uncrowned ruler of his liberated country. But things change for the worse when Austria concludes a separate peace with France that is entirely at the expense of the Tyroleans. The Kaiser in Vienna advises Hofer to give up his resistance against Napoleon, as the fight is too hopeless. However, encouraged by his supporters, Hofer does not give up his resistance. The claim of 1500 guilders for his capture and the betrayal committed by the farmer Raffl lead him into the hands of the French, who finally had him executed in Mantua in 1810.
Production notes
Andreas Hofer , working title For a Free Fatherland , was created from April to June 1929 in Innsbruck (Hofkirche, Hofburg), Lemmenhof-Wiesen near Innsbruck, near Bergisel , in Hall in Tirol , Kufstein Fortress and in Matrei in East Tyrol . The interior shots were shot in the Innsbruck Folk Art Museum. The eight-stroke with a length of 2874 meters passed the film censorship on September 21, 1929 and was also released for young people. The world premiere took place on October 15, 1929 in the Sendlingertor Lichtspiele in Munich.
Alfons Lustek and Bartl Seyr worked as simple cameramen to head cameraman Karl Attenberger .
At the world premiere, Elise Aulinger recited the poem “Der rote Tiroler Adler” by Johann Ch. Sems.
In 1933 the film was released again in an audio version.
Reviews
“So a Bavarian society, a somewhat strange phenomenon, has come together specifically to make a film of Bavarian military defeats. However, this fact is ... obscured by the fact that the word "Bavaria" remains eradicated in the whole film, only the "enemies" are mentioned and at most a brief appearance by Napoleon gives the impression that it is some kind of Italian infamy - a procedure that bears a critical resemblance to the falsification of history. The film itself is dramaturgically just a disconnected structure of unfinished episodes and half historical reminiscences. In terms of film, he almost only shows conventional shots, trivial cuts and fight scenes, the length of which one searches in vain for those outbursts of temper that gave him a certain reputation even before its completion. (...) The Hofer actor, Fritz Greiner, is remarkably good in mask and play, who, in a way remotely reminiscent of Jannings , unites peasant clumsiness and mischievousness with genuinely surging fanaticism and serious male dignity. "
“A home film, festival and amateur theater at the same time. Supported by the enthusiasm of all those involved. The folk figures of Tyrol, as the local legend sees them, are captured in the film picture, the pictures are lined up in the style of the folk reading book, board on board, and some beautiful woodcuts are included. Author and director Hanns Prechtl is enthusiastic about the material; no thought of shaping it critically, timely or with any emphasis on topicality. (...) Fritz Greiner leaves strong portrait impressions, brought by Karl Attenberger in exquisitely beautiful close-ups. "
“German national crap, in every respect. Powerless and colorless mish-mash of family idyll, loyalty and betrayal, hero worship and popular empire, and, not to be forgotten, the priest blesses the weapons against the hereditary enemy. Liberation struggle of an oppressed peasant people against exploiters and oppressors? Not a trace. We see the peasants only as troops commanded by Hofer, who either fight valiantly or run home from homesickness. Text, recordings, games - all equally bad, boring, dreary. "
“But the film doesn't even evoke memories of today's South Tyrol, it just gives history lessons. An illustrated school reading book with the Bergisel on which the extra series fights fiercely. The Bergisel itself is real, as are the Alps, Hall and the Hofburg in Innsbruck. In the present landscapes, however, the past events are set so theatrically that the natural backgrounds look like festoons. Hanns Prechtl arranged the open-air play with little cinematic imagination. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Censorship card no.4416, Munich Film Inspectorate, issued on August 18, 1933
Web links
- Andreas Hofer at filmportal.de
- Andreas Hofer in the Internet Movie Database (English)