The lost face

Movie
Original title	The lost face
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1948
length	97 minutes
Rod
Director	Kurt Hoffmann
script	Harald Braun ; Rolf Reissmann
production	Harald Braun for ndf
music	Lothar Bruhne
camera	Franz Koch
cut	Adolph Schlyssleder
occupation
	Marianne Hoppe : Johanna Stegen - Luscha; Gustav Fröhlich : Dr. Thomas Martin; Richard Häussler : Robert Lorm; Paul Dahlke : Axel Witt; Hermine Körner : Mrs. von Aldenhoff; Harald Mannl : Leo L 'Arronge; Rudolf Vogel : Professor Kersten; Walther Kiaulehn : Institution doctor; Herbert Weicker : Dr. Rasan; Erich Ponto : Scientist; Bruno Huebner : Sculptor; Helmuth Renar : Privy Councilor Winter; Ruth Killer : Sonja; Eva Vaitl : Lady;

The lost face is a film drama by director Kurt Hoffmann from 1948. In the main role , Marianne Hoppe embodies a young lady who is allegedly disoriented.

action

In Stuttgart, a disoriented woman is picked up by the police and handed over to medical care. Since she does not speak the German language, has Asian features and speaks a presumably Tibetan dialect, it is assumed that she comes from Tibet. In order to be able to address her, she is given the name Luscha . Aldenhoff's doctor takes care of her and tries to educate her according to European standards. In the further course of the film, Luscha accidentally met and fell in love with the lawyer Robert Lorm.

The two decide to look into a future together and to build their own home. In order to have a memory of this time, a plaster cast is made of Luscha's face. When she takes off the hardened shape, she seems to have transformed into a completely different woman. It is believed that Luscha was temporarily under a form of hypnosis that not only banished her language from her memory, but also temporarily changed her facial features .

As Johanna Stegen, she can no longer remember the time of her transformation and becomes engaged to the doctor Dr. Thomas Martin. Lawyer Lorm tries to win her back by all means and using his hypnotic powers, but in vain.

Production notes

The film was made from June 14 to September 8, 1948 in the Bavaria Film studio in Geiselgasteig ; the exterior shots come from Heidelberg and the surrounding area. Walter Bolz directed the production . Hubertus Flöter and Ludwig Klughardt worked as still photographers. Hanns H. Kuhnert was responsible for the film construction, with Max Seefelder assisting him.

Release dates and different film titles

The film premiered in German cinemas (Munich, Cologne) on November 18, 1948. Further publication dates (abroad) were June 14, 1949 in Austria , September 15, 1950 in the USA (there under the title Secrets of a Soul ), July 11, 1952 in Finland (there under the title Kadonneet kasvot ) and September 19, 1955 in Denmark (there under the title Det gådefulde ).

Reviews

The lexicon of international films describes the film as a somewhat idiosyncratic representation of an allegedly actually happened event, but complains about the lack of clarity in the flashbacks.

Web links

The lost face in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The lost face at cinema.de
The lost face at Spiegel Online
The lost face at cinefacts

Individual evidence

^ Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946–1955 , pp. 33 f.
↑ ^a ^b two thousand and one. Film lexicon FILMS from AZ - The lost face. In: zweiausendeins.de. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .
^ The lost face (1948) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2015 .

[1] Alfred Bauer : German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946–1955 , pp. 33 f.

[zt1-2] two thousand and one. Film lexicon FILMS from AZ - The lost face. In: zweiausendeins.de. Retrieved August 23, 2015 .

[3] The lost face (1948) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2015 .