The master of Nuremberg
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The master of Nuremberg |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ludwig Berger |
| script |
Robert Liebmann Ludwig Berger Rudolf Rittner |
| production | Phoebus film, Berlin |
| music | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| camera |
Karl Puth Axel Graatkjaer |
| occupation | |
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The Master of Nuremberg is a German silent film from 1927 by Ludwig Berger . Rudolf Rittner plays the title role .
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The respected town clerk Beckmesser wants to marry Evchen, the daughter of goldsmith Veit Pogner. But she can't stand the bald man and therefore makes the suggestion, which at first glance is highly implausible, to marry the much older master shoemaker Hans Sachs. The old man has been in love with pretty Eva for a long time and is very happy to agree to this idea, considering himself her bridegroom already now.
The master craftsman from Nuremberg faces stiff competition from his apprentice, who is actually called Walther von Stolzing and comes from a good family. He too has his eye on the good bourgeois daughter. Like the girl, Walther wanted to evade an unwanted marriage. When he tries to run away with Evchen Pogner, he is arrested. A poetry competition should bring the decision, who can free the Evchen. Hans Sachs wins the competition, but leaves his poem to young Walther when he realizes that he and Evchen belong together.
Production notes
The Master of Nuremberg was created between December 1926 and April 1927 in the Grunewald Atelier and Phoebus Atelier and was submitted to censorship for the first time on July 20, 1927. After the work had been released for young people, Der Meister von Nürnberg was premiered on September 5, 1927 in Berlin's Capitol . The eight-act film was 2910 meters long. The premiere was a festive performance for the benefit of the welfare funds of the Cooperative of German Stage Members .
Berger's brother Rudolf Bamberger designed the film structures , and Robert Wuellner was in charge of the production .
For Rittner, who played the title hero and who had also worked on the script, Der Meister von Nürnberg was his greatest film success.
Reviews
“Hans Sachs was taken out of the staid craftsman atmosphere and made the focus of the whole film. Here he is less the coarse, honest shoemaker, but rather a skilful communal diplomat who knots strings of love on the side. (...) The director Berger is characterized by a very healthy sense of humor. (...) So he gave the Stolzing the face of a cheeky rascal, and Evchen is a very darned rascal. The gentlemen from the council seem to come from Schilda, Beckmesser does not have the tragic undertone here as with Wagner, but is a fool in love, and the scuffle scenes as well as the council negotiations are accompanied by a quick laugh, but at least always gurgling inwardly . In the depiction, Rudolf Rittner towers over, whose Hans Sachs is an absolutely magnificent figure. "
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The plot, which initially sticks pretty closely to the opera, then deviates greatly to its advantage. A very nice, neatly made comedy film develops, which unfortunately only misses a few effective scenes of the reproach. The directors often lack the pace, while they again hit the mood of the small medieval town, which the buildings underline. The photography is extraordinarily beautiful, some scenes are atmospheric, especially in the night pictures. The portrayal is at a decent level, Rittner as Hans Sachs the best, masterful in some scenes, Fröhlich a fresh, likeable Junker Walther. The Evchen of Maria Solveg, whose personality does not correspond to the image of the German girl of that time, is not quite sufficient. "
“It will always be a difficult experiment to film Richard Wagner. Naturally, such a clever director as Ludwig Berger knew that too. Therefore, with his film “Der Meister von Nürnberg” (1927), he hardly borrowed from Wagner's opera. For his film, he rejuvenated Hans Sachs and placed Walther Stolzing more broadly in the plot in order to create a folk play in the spirit of both the Middle Ages and the modern era. The whole design is therefore reminiscent of the style of the old woodcuts of a Dürer and the decorations of the Spitzweg style. The actor Rudolf Rittner stands out as the master of Nuremberg, and Maria Solveg as Eva. "
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Lamprecht: German Silent Films 1927–1931 . Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin, p. 167
- ↑ anno.onb.ac.at
- ↑ The Master of Nuremberg in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from March 11, 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.
Web links
- The Master of Nuremberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The master of Nuremberg at filmportal.de