The Ingmars sons

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Movie
German title The Ingmarssons, part 1 and 2
Away from the ways of the people
Original title Ingmarssönerna
Country of production Sweden
original language Swedish
Publishing year 1919
length 207 minutes
Rod
Director Victor Sjöström
script Victor Sjöström based
on the novel Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf
production Charles Magnusson
camera Julius Jaenzon
occupation

The Ingmarssöhne , also known by the German secondary title Abseits von den Wegen der Menschen , is a Swedish silent film from 1919. This two-part first part of an opulent, four-part film saga (1918 to 1926) based on a novel by Selma is directed Victor Sjöström ran Lagerlöf .

action

The Ingmarssons recounts the first chapters of Selma Lagerlöf's novel epic.

Young Brita is at the center of the action. The simple peasant girl kills her own, newborn child one day because the child's father, Ingmar, who comes from the family of wealthy large farmers, does not want to marry her and the girl is therefore dishonored in the eyes of society. In desperation, she wants to throw herself off a cliff, but is stopped at the last moment.

While Brita has to go to prison for her bloody act, Ingmar thinks better. He seeks advice from his ancestors on a ladder to heaven and is advised to forgive them. Ingmar then recognizes his part in Brita's behavior that drove her to this act of desperation. When she is released, he asks for Brita's hand. She agrees and both start a new life.

Production notes

This film is based on Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem .

The film, shot during the First World War in 1918, had its world premiere on January 1, 1919. In addition to Sjöström's direction, the camera work of Julius Jaenzon was particularly praised . Axel Esbensen designed the film structures . The film is considered to be one of the main works of Swedish naturalism cinema and established the global significance of domestic cinematography.

Reviews

The Norrköpinger Tageszeitung wrote: Sjöström “is a true national poet, and his influence is greater than that of any of his predecessors. His tool is not the printed word, which is doomed to be forgotten in libraries. Sjöström turns to people's eyes and speaks to them in new places where they meet, in the cinemas ... "

Reclam's film guide wrote about “The Ingmarssons”: “ Ingmarssönerna is one of the highlights of Scandinavian silent film. Sjöström told his story in cleverly composed pictures, he incorporated the Swedish landscape convincingly into his film as an effective element, and his imaginative imagination also processed scenes of trickery seamlessly into the dramaturgy of his material. When Ingmar tries to understand her after the terrible deed of his fiancée, he climbs a giant ladder into the sky to seek advice from his ancestors. They advise him to forgive Brita. Despite the use of sophisticated cinematic means, Sjöström achieved an extraordinary simplicity and naturalness in this scene. This way of portraying the supernatural became a tradition in Swedish film. "

In Sjöström's biography, Kay Wenigers The Large Person Encyclopedia of Film reminded us that his literary adaptations brought Swedish cinema world renown in the late 1910s.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cit. n. Jerzy Toeplitz: History of the Film, Volume 1 1895-1928. East Berlin 1972. p. 252.
  2. ↑ Reclams Filmführer, by Dieter Krusche, collaboration: Jürgen Labenski. P. 73. Stuttgart 1973.
  3. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 348.

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