The secret of Brinkenhof
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The secret of Brinkenhof |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1923 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Svend Gade |
| script | Svend Gade |
| production |
Paul Ebner Maxim Galitzenstein |
| music | Willy Kappelt |
| camera |
Willibald Gaebel Julius Balting Gerhard Rhema |
| occupation | |
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The secret of the Brinkenhof is a German silent film melodrama from 1923. Henny Porten plays the leading role, directed by Svend Gade . The story is based on the novel Die Brinkschulte (1913) by Joseph von Lauff .
action
After the sudden death of her father, Maria Brinkenhof became the mistress of a stately mansion in the Sauerland. After this family property was destroyed by a fire, Maria rebuilds the farm and leads it, working hard and with a lot of discipline, with clear principles to new economic success. But one day Jasper, her father's criminal brother, returns to Germany from the United States and wants to become the master of Brinkenhof himself. Maria gathers her friends, employees and the local villagers behind her, who also want to prevent the devious Jasper from taking possession. But there is, as the third act shows, a dark secret in her past. Jaspar knows about it, and he wants to use this knowledge as a lever to push Maria from the court.
Production notes
The Brinkenhof secret was created in Amecke in the Sauerland (exterior shots). The film passed the censorship on December 12, 1923 and was premiered on December 25, 1923 in Berlin's Alhambra cinema on Kurfürstendamm. The film had six acts, spread over 2,311 meters, and was banned from young people.
The film structures were designed by director Gade and executed by Heinrich Beisenherz .
Reviews
Vienna's Neue Freie Presse wrote in 1924: “… The director has exploited all of these dramatic positions in a gripping way, without losing any of the exaggerations. Photography understands the directional intentions. (...) Henny Porten plays Maria Brinkenhof. As charming as she is in the cheerful subject, her strength lies in serious roles. There she is a true artist ... "
“With the return to the dramatic entertainment needs of Henny Porten's regular audience, especially in such a crisis-ridden reality as 1923, there is a happy ending. Svend Gade ... tries to reshape the rural idyll with chiaroscuro effects and hard cuts from traumatic experiences and to give the film a phantasmagoric undertone, against which Henny Porten alludes as the unrestricted central figure. "
Web links
- The secret of Brinkenhof in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Brinkenhof secret at filmportal.de
- The Brinkenhof secret on stummfilmkonzerte.de