The pastor of Kirchfeld (1914)
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| Original title | The pastor of Kirchfeld |
| Country of production | Austria-Hungary |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1914 |
| length | approx. 82 minutes |
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| Director | Luise Kolm , Jakob Fleck |
| script | based on the play of the same name (1870) by Ludwig Anzengruber |
| production |
Anton Kolm Luise Kolm Jakob Fleck for the Viennese art film industry |
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The Pfarrer von Kirchfeld is an Austrian homeland and silent film drama by Luise Kolm and Jakob Fleck from 1914 with Max Neufeld in the title role.
action
Peter Hell, the pastor of Kirchfeld, is very popular in his community. Actually, he wanted to answer a call to the authorities of the diocese of Salzburg , but when asked to look after the orphan Anna Birkmeier and take her into his service, Hell decided to stay in Kirchfeld. Peter Hell soon begins to develop feelings for the young girl, but his belief in God is stronger. A young man from the neighboring community has also fallen in love with Anna. He is drawn to Kirchfeld to be near her. Hell's greatest adversary is the Wurzensepp, which fell out with the Church since he was denied marriage.
One day Hell Sepp saves a confused mother from a serious accident. But the Wurzensepp remains ungrateful and even begins to cover Hell with all kinds of hints and slander. Above all, he depicts Hell's “relationship” with Anna in such a way that Hell soon falls into disrepute. In order to put an end to the rumors, Pastor Hell follows the call to Salzburg, although he would love to fight for the restoration of his honor. When Wurzensepp's mother dies in an accident, the son is reconciled with the church and even with Pastor Hell. The Kirchfelder also have to realize that their doubts about the pastor who is now leaving them were completely unfounded.
Production notes
The shooting of Der Pfarrer von Neufeld began in 1913 and ended in the summer of 1914. The four-act act, which is around 1,500 meters long, was premiered on October 10, 1914 in the Vienna Opera Cinema for invited guests. The kuk mass start was on October 30, 1914. In the German Reich, the strip started the following year.
The later married couple Kolm-Fleck also staged the two screen versions that followed this version from 1926 and 1937 while Hans Deppe directed the West German post-war version in 1955.
criticism
“The great work of our great local poet Ludwig Anzengruber filmed the Viennese art film factory and thus created a work that stands towering above everything that has ever been produced by this factory. But it can also be called one of the very best Viennese films ever. The film adaptation of this stage work, which was all the more difficult because of its great popularity, is well thought out and completely successful. "