Paradise Lost (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Paradise lost |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | approx. 73 (Vienna 1917) minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bruno Rahn or Harry Fredall |
| script |
Richard Wilde based on the novel of the same name by Ludwig Fulda |
| production | Friedrich Zelnik for Berliner Film-Manufaktur |
| occupation | |
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The Lost Paradise is a German emancipation silent film drama from 1917 by Bruno Rahn with Mady Christians and Erich Kaiser-Titz in the leading roles.
action
The focus of the plot is Edith Bernardi, the daughter of a manufacturer, who is raised by her parents with idolatrous love in order to keep them away from all evil. For Edith it is like a life in paradise. This paradise comes to an abrupt end when she meets the young engineer Hans Arndt, Prof. Ottendorf's assistant, who confronts her for the first time with the rough side of life. These experiences produce decisive changes in her.
She begins to be interested in the needs of those around her and sheds all of her egoism. The spoiled little princess becomes a compassionate young woman who works to meet the workers' legitimate demands for higher wages in her father's company. After Ottendorf's death, Edith arranges for her father, the industrialist Julius Bernardi, to hire Hans as director of his company. Edith begins to emancipate herself and separates from her fiancé Richard Ottendorf, the son of the deceased professor, when she realizes his selfishness and heartlessness. Instead, she and Hans find each other.
Production notes
Paradise lost was premiered in November or December 1917 at the Kammerlichtspiele on Potsdamer Platz. The film, which was banned from young people, had four acts and was around 1,500 meters long in Austria-Hungary, where it was premiered on December 28, 1917.
criticism
“Ludwig Fulda, who is now being performed in the Burgtheater and in the cinema at the same time, gave his consent to the filming of his novel, because he was not a fan of the cinema, but when he was Mady Christians in the role of Edith Bernardi, the main character of this play saw, all of his concerns disappeared with one blow ... (...) Bruno Kastner, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and the other contributors all did their best. Direction and photography are also completely impeccable, so that the film should enjoy great success with the audience. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: "Material, photos and scenery very good, game excellent."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cinematographische Rundschau of December 29, 1917, p. 43
- ↑ The Lost Paradise ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists
Web links
- Paradise Lost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Paradise Lost at The German Early Cinema Database
- The lost paradise at filmportal.de