The tragedy of one lost
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The tragedy of one lost |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Hans Steinhoff |
| script | Max Glass |
| production | Terra Film AG, Berlin |
| music |
Willy Schmidt-Gentner (cinema music) |
| camera | Alfred Hansen |
| occupation | |
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The tragedy of a lost (title in Austria: Sehnsucht nach dem Frau ) is a German silent film from 1927 directed by Hans Steinhoff . The main roles are occupied by Alfred Abel and Helga Molander .
action
A colorless bank clerk with access to the safe suffers from severe complexes. As soon as he flips through a very revealing magazine with charming pictures of women, visions and real life mix with him. He sees little-clad women crawling out of his cuffs and under his arms, which causes him to be catatonic . During his visions, the little official turns into a baron from South America and leads an interesting, erotically dissolute life. In his role, his erotic feelings are primarily focused on the captivating wife of his superior, whom he tries to rape.
When two criminals find out about him, they blackmail the man and ask him to give them valuable jewelry from the safe deposit boxes of the bank. During this action, however, a heavy picture falls unhappily on the head of the officer and kills him.
Production notes
The production company was Terra Film AG, Berlin. The film has a length of 2,034 m = 75 minutes, other sources also speak of 98 minutes. The film was subjected to a censorship test on January 25, 1927 and premiered on February 10, 1927 in Berlin and was generally released in cinemas on February 27. The buildings came from Alfred Junge .
Manja Tzacheva played her last proven role in this film.
criticism
Stummfilm.de was of the opinion that the film represented “an attempt to move away from the template of the popular film themes of the time - Vienna, Danube, Rhine, military and Prussian history”. At the same time, he wanted to "reach the broadest possible audience by offering something to everyone [...] - a psychological study, a crime film and a crook."
In the trade journal Der Film it was stated that the film had "made a very strong impression" and "friendly applause" at its Berlin premiere. In the Lichtbild-Bühne one spoke of one of the “most interesting films of the season, which once again ties in with the best tradition of German film art: the psychologically deepened film…”. There the performance of Alfred Abel as a stunted bank clerk was particularly emphasized. There were also voices that gave the crook played by Ralph Arthur Robert the best performance and also voices that Kurt Gerron wanted to crown his performance in his role as servant.
Web links
- The tragedy of a lost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The tragedy of someone lost at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The tragedy of a lost man at stummfilm.at