The blue room (1914)
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| Original title | The blue room |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1914 |
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| production | German mutoskop and biographer |
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The Blue Room is a German silent film melodrama from 1914 with Friedrich Fehér .
action
At Count Raden's ball, Count Wehl woos the young Countess Mary Brandt, who, however, shows no interest and gives him a clear rebuff. The next morning, Mary finds her old father devastated; the bank to which he has entrusted his assets is de facto bankrupt due to the fraudulent machinations of the owner. In the end, Count Brandt's entire property comes under the hammer, and Mary, an enthusiastic rider, even has to part with her favorite horse. The two homeless nobles find accommodation in a modest country estate. Count Brandt is worried about the future of his daughter, because as a beggarly countess she would hardly get a husband who was appropriate to her class. So it is a good thing that Count Wehl dares a second attempt at Mary. And this time she says yes; not out of newly awakened love, but solely out of calculation.
As expected, the marriage was unhappy, and Count Wehl finally committed suicide when he discovered that he would never achieve the love of this woman, his wife. At least a rich widow, Mary thinks to herself, but nothing like that! Count Wehl has made provisions and stipulated in the will that she will only come into possession of the inheritance when she will give birth to a child by a certain point in time. Otherwise his property would fall into the hands of his younger brother.
One day a young painter passes the neighboring forest, which he has visited for study purposes. It is already late and the next village is quite far. Then he sees Wehl's castle and knocks there with the request to be allowed to spend the night there. He is offered the blue room, which a pretty young maid prepares for the night. The maid is not overly shy and spends the night in bed with the painter. The next morning the artist would like to thank the lady of the house for the hospitality she had given him, but was told that Madame Komtesse had left early in the morning. The valet acts as a castle guide and shows the guest the lordly rooms including the count's ancestral gallery. There is also a portrait of the current mistress on the wall. And this lady bears an incredible resemblance to the painter's maid from last night ...
Nine months later, Countess Brandt alias Wehl has just given birth to a child on a remote estate. Now mother and baby are returning to their feudal home. As luck would have it, the painter is also close by again and recognizes the facial features of his one-night stand, the “maid” during a fleeting encounter. From his landlady, the painter learns the entire connection with the count's widow, the will and the associated conditions and is disgusted. He feels like the stallion that was "used" for hereditary protection. Deeply hurt in his manly pride, the painter desires revenge. He swings over the castle wall and sneaks after the strolling countess. She sits down briefly in the small, secluded garden temple. Then the door opens and in front of her stands - her former short-term lover! Mary is completely taken by surprise, can't believe who she is seeing. The painter folds up the alleged “maid”, and with every scorn and insult that pours down on her, Countess Mary shrinks in guilt. In the end, she realizes that she seems to love this man. The painter still seems implacable, but then he tells her: if she agrees to part with the inheritance so that he can believe the sincerity of her feelings, then it will be hers. And after a lot of back and forth it happens that way.
Production notes
The blue room was created at the beginning of 1914 in the Mutuskop studio in Berlin-Lankwitz and passed the censorship in March 1914. The first performance of this three-act act took place on May 15, 1914.
Who directed it is currently unknown.
criticism
“The drama“ The Blue Room ”is very elegant in its entirety. Photographically pretty and rounded in the way you play. Miss Horska as the piquant Countess Brandt, Fritz Feher as the painter sleeping in the castle create a fine interplay. The plot is also a special thought. (...) This fable is filmed extremely tastefully and effectively. "