The Princess of Berania
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Princess of Berania |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1918 |
| length | 95 (1918), 86 (1921) minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ernst Reicher |
| script | Ernst Reicher Richard Hutter |
| production | Ernst Reicher |
| camera | Hans Bloch |
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Die Fürstin von Beranien is a German silent film drama from 1918. Directed by Ernst Reicher , his then wife Stella Harf played the title role.
action
Prince Ernst von Beranien has a decree proclaimed, according to which his daughter Elisabeth becomes Crown Princess of his country. Before she wants to fulfill her duties, Elisabeth asks her father to be allowed to take a little break beforehand: She wants to go on vacation as a simple countess in the mountains. Prince Ernst agrees, but gives her the stern, old Countess Elvira Schleierbach-Eulenkopf and her niece Kitty to accompany her on the way to winter sports. In the personable Dr. Heinrich von Wald makes the princess' daughter a pleasant holiday acquaintance, from which more soon develops. When that forest proposed marriage to her, Elisabeth, although also in love, fled head over heels and left, since the man would hardly be an option at home for reasons of class.
Back in Berania, Elisabeth's father dies. Now a husband from high aristocratic circles has to be found as soon as possible. Duke Rudolf von Wittland, her father's former preferred candidate, comes into question. With a heavy heart Elisabeth agrees to marry him. But the military party of Berania does not at all agree with Prince Ernst's decree, according to which a woman should now rule the country. Rather, this party wants to see Prince von Waldstein at the head of the country and therefore, under the leadership of General Arens, instigates an uprising against Elisabeth. With that very prince von Waldstein at their head, the conspirators advance into the prince's palace when the prince sees Elisabeth. Neither of them believe their eyes, that prince is none other than the holiday acquaintance Heinrich von Wald, who, like Princess Elisabeth, arrived incognito at the time.
At that moment he lowers his sword and lets himself be led away without resistance. But Elisabeth sets him free and pardons him. When Prince Heinrich wants to see her again and therefore approaches her on the balcony, her bodyguards misunderstand this approach and shoot him. He dies. Deeply shaken by the death of her great love, Princess Elisabeth now agrees to marry the desired husband chosen for her.
Production notes
The Princess of Beranien passed film censorship in April 1918 and premiered that same month in Berlin's Tauentzienpalast . The five-act film was around 1,941 meters long in the original version and 1,765 meters in the newly censored version from 1921. On November 1, 1918, the film premiered in Vienna, which is around 2000 meters long.
The film structures were created by Manfred Noa .
criticism
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “Material, game and photos excellent. The equipment is very good. (A hit of the first order). "
Web links
- The Princess of Beranien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Princess of Beranien at The German Early Cinema Database
- The Princess of Beranien at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Fürstin von Beranien ( Memento of the original from March 16, 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
