Resurrection (1958)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | resurrection |
| Country of production |
Germany Italy France |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rolf Hansen |
| script |
Renato Castellani Juliane Kay |
| production |
Bavaria Filmkunst AG , Munich ( Franz Wagner ) Rizzoli Films, Rome Francinex, Paris |
| music | Mark Lothar |
| camera | Franz Weihmayr |
| cut | Anna Höllering |
| occupation | |
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Resurrection is a German-Italian-French film drama by Rolf Hansen from 1958 . It is based on the novel of the same name by Lev Tolstoy .
action
Prince Dimitrij Nechljudoff is appointed as a jury member to the court where the poisoning of the merchant Smjelkoff is tried. The arsenic had been administered to him by the prostitute Katyusha. She had received it from the house servant and the maid of the hotel where Smjelkoff was staying, but mistook it for sleeping pills. The servants were after the merchant's money. Nechljudoff recognizes Katyusha as the woman who was once employed as a maid for his two aunts. He was an officer at the time and took advantage of her infatuation to seduce her. When he went back to the regiment, he left money in an envelope for her and has not seen her since.
Nechljudoff can be represented in court with the help of an excuse. He goes to the estate that he has since inherited from his aunts and asks the old maid, Matryona, about Katyusha. He learns that she was staying with Agrafena shortly after he left. The old Agrafena, in turn, explains to him that Katyusha was pregnant at the time in question and had given birth to a child who died shortly afterwards. She was then ill for a long time, finally got a job in the village, but continued to decline socially until she finally went to town, where she ended up working as a prostitute.
Nekhludoff returns to town and is present when Katyusha is found guilty and sentenced to twelve years of forced labor in Siberia. Two jurors believe that Nekhludoff's representative in particular contributed significantly to the guilty verdict; both find the verdict unjust because they consider Katyusha to be innocent. Only now does Nehljudoff take action. He visits Katyusha in prison and identifies himself to her. He wants to revise your case. Confused, he notices that through her experiences Katyusha has become a different woman who smokes and drinks and now refuses his help. Only her fellow prisoners make it clear to her that she can use her relationships for the good of all of them. While the governor tacitly accepts Nechljudoff's efforts to get Katyusha, he reacts critically when Nechljudoff campaigns for other prisoners, including political ones. Katyusha's perks will be canceled again. Nechljudoff cannot get the case under review in Saint Petersburg either. About the Grand Duchess, who amused by his commitment, Nechljudoff submits a petition for mercy to the Tsar.
The men and women captured are transported to Siberia. Nechljudoff follows the train and provides the prisoners with deliveries of mail and cigarettes during intermediate stops. He makes a marriage proposal to Katyusha, but she refuses. She doesn't want him to sacrifice himself for her. When the political prisoner Simonson Nechljudoff finally expresses that he wants to propose to Katyusha, Nechljudoff has to be clear about his feelings. He becomes more and more aware that he really loves Katyusha. Shortly before the prisoners set out again, Nechljudoff receives the pardon for Katyusha. He's already made plans to move into a house with her; however, she refuses to live with him. Even though she always loved only him, she couldn't stand it that at some point he would remember her past. Instead of going with him, Katyusha rejoins the prisoner transport and he stays behind.
production
In July 1957, the filming of Resurrection with Horst Buchholz in the leading role was announced for the following year. The film was shot from March to May 1958 in the Bavaria studios in Geiselgasteig . The costumes were created by Arno Richter , the film construction came from Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will . The film premiered on October 21, 1958 in the 'Gloria' in Stuttgart .
criticism
For the film service , Resurrection was a "[k] ostspielig staged stirring piece [...] with not consistently convincing actors." Der Spiegel found that in the film only "a few supporting roles [...] were adequately cast", while Horst in particular Buchholz failed “most clearly”. He was “far more of an anxious cellar child than a penitent prince.” “A lot of pathos, does not do justice to the original,” summarized Cinema .
Award
Tilla Durieux was nominated for the German Film Prize in 1958 for her portrayal in Resurrection in the category Best Female Supporting Role.
Trivia
Horst Buchholtz and Myriam Bru met while filming, then became a couple and got married. Bru retired from the movie business so this was her last film role.
Web links
- Resurrection in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Resurrection at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bavaria . In: Der Spiegel , No. 28, 1957, p. 49.
- ↑ Resurrection. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ New in Germany: Resurrection . In: Der Spiegel , No. 45, 1958, p. 73.
- ↑ Resurrection on cinema.de