The obedient rebel
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The obedient rebel |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Curt Oertel |
| script |
Werner Hess , Franz Oertel |
| production | Curt Oertel Film-Studiengesllschaft mbH, Wiesbaden |
| music |
Johann Sebastian Bach , Kurt Fiebig |
| camera |
Franz Rath , Josef Kirzeder , Götz Neumann , Curt Oertel |
The Obedient Rebel is a 1952 documentary directed by Curt Oertel .
content
The film begins with a few sentences that dreamily speak of the quieter times of the 16th century. The documentation, which was created in the years after the Second World War , deals with the life and teachings of the reformer Martin Luther .
Paintings, documents and places where Luther worked are shown. The film was shot not only in West Germany , but also in East Germany . Among other things , you can see pictures of the Wartburg , the Marienberg Fortress , which lies above Würzburg , as well as pictures from Eisleben . Without an actor, dramatized by image design, editing, words and music, the life of the reformer is drawn against the background of current events.
background
The film , which was still shot in black and white, was the first Luther film made after the Second World War. Curt Oertel had been planning the project for a long time when filming finally began in autumn 1951. The script was written by Werner Hess , film commissioner for the Evangelical Church in Germany, and Franz Oertel . The film was financed by New York's Lutheran Productions Inc.
The film was produced by Curt Oertel Film-Studiengesellschaft mbH , Wiesbaden . The project was also supported by the East German DEFA . The outdoor shots were taken in Erfurt , Wittenberg , Worms , Coburg , on the Wartburg and in Eisleben . Franz Oertel acted as production manager .
The film premiered on July 27, 1952 at the annual conference of the Lutheran World Federation in Hanover . It was only shown sporadically in the general cinema program and was shown primarily in matinees and at special events.
criticism
“The life and teachings of the reformer Martin Luther, presented in an informative documentary with an emphatically factual presentation, supplemented by contemporary evidence such as city views, paintings and documents. Visually striking, with sparse commentary and interpretive music in the tradition of Johann Sebastian Bach. Involved in the script: Rev. Werner Hess, then Protestant film commissioner, later director of the Hessischer Rundfunk. "
Awards
- The FBL awarded the film the title valuable .
- The Protestant Film Guild recommended The Obedient Rebel as “best film of the month” (September 1952).
literature
- Werner Hess : Martin Luther. An introduction to his life with images from the documentary The Obedient Rebel by Curt Oertel and the feature film "Martin Luther" produced by Lutheran Church Production and Louis de Rochemont Associates New York. Stuttgart: Evang. Verl.-Werk, 1954
media
- VHS : The Obedient Rebel - Matthias Film
See also
Web links
- The obedient rebel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The obedient rebel at filmportal.de
- EKD - Evangelical Church in Germany: Martin Luther in the film
- Film of the month: September 1952 - The obedient rebel at filmdesmonats.de
References and comments
- ^ Alfred Bauer: German feature film Almanach. Volume 2: 1946-1955 , p. 258
- ↑ EKD - Evangelical Church in Germany: Martin Luther in the film ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The obedient rebel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 25, 2016 .
