The most beautiful present
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The most beautiful present |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1916 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ernst Lubitsch |
| script | Ernst Lubitsch |
| production |
Paul Davidson for projection group "Union" |
| occupation | |
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The best present is a German silent film in one act by Ernst Lubitsch from 1916. It is considered lost .
content
On the occasion of her birthday, a young woman sends out invitations to her numerous admirers: She wants to marry the one among them who gives her the best present. While the numerous admirers appear, Ernst Lubitsch's figure comes almost too late: Since he has lost a button on his shirt, he has to roller-skate to see his lover in order to show up in time.
The effort was worth it, as he gives the best present of all: a quarter of a pound of butter .
production
In 1916 a total of four Lubitsch films were shown in the cinemas: Schuhpalast Pinkus , The Mixed Women's Choir , The Most Beautiful Gift and, as recently as December 1916, The GmbH Tenor .
The most beautiful present was shot in the Ufa-Union-Ateliers Tempelhof near Berlin . The buildings are by Kurt Richter. In August 1916, censorship banned the film from young people. The world premiere took place on November 24, 1916 at the Kammerlichtspiele Berlin . No surviving copy is known of the film, which was 233 meters long.
criticism
The critics described the most beautiful gift as "a nice piece of amusement [...] really a nice little thing, this Lubitsch film".
Web links
- The best gift in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The best present in the online film database
- The best present at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Argus: The most beautiful gift . In: The Cinematograph , November 1916.