The Orphan of Lowood (1926)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lowood's orphan |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1926 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kurt Bernhardt |
| script |
Hermann Kosterlitz based on the novel Jane Eyre (1847) by Currer Bell |
| production | Julius Sternheim for Sternheim-Film (Berlin) |
| music | Felix Bartsch |
| camera |
Sophus Wangøe Charles Métain |
| occupation | |
and Wilhelm Diegelmann , Christel Adam , Ina Albrecht , Jesta Berg , Sylvia Torf , Josef Bunzl , Jaro Fürth , Donald Kesting , Dillo Lombardi | |
The Orphan of Lowood is a German silent film from 1926 by Kurt Bernhardt based on the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë . The main or title role of Jane Eyre is played by Evelyn Holt .
action
The young Jane Eyre leaves the orphanage, where she has felt very unhappy, to accept a position as a tutor for Lord Rochester. Jane quickly finds her way around the lordly estate and makes friends with little Adele, her protégé. A romance develops between her and her employer, Lord Rochester, but the handsome, much older man is surrounded by a dark secret.
On both wedding days, Jane learns that the ex-wife, who is legally divorced from her future husband, has once gone mad and is being kept hidden in the castle. On the same day there is a tragedy: the crazy lady turns out to be a pyromaniac and sets fire to the lordly country residence. In doing so, she dies a flame.
Production notes
Lowood's orphan was filmed in the Terra Glass House in autumn 1926, passed censorship on November 18, 1926 and was premiered on December 6, 1926 in the Primus Palace in Berlin. The film was 2,396 meters long and had seven acts. A youth ban has been issued. The Lowood Orphan started in Vienna on July 8, 1927.
For Evelyn Holt, who turned 20 during the filming, The Orphan of Lowood was her ultimate breakthrough as a film actress.
The Filmbauten come from Carl Ludwig Kirmse , Victor Skutezky was manager .
criticism
In its issue of July 15, 1927, Vienna's Neue Freie Presse reported on the occasion of the Austrian premiere: “Jane Eyre, the touchingly admired darling of a lost era, and Lord Rochester, the interesting hero of pre-March fluffy dreams, celebrate, cool library tranquility, in the film that Festival of romantic resurrection. And strange! As far as the time seems to us that once gave life to these literary creatures, they are now as possible - modernized - in the picture play. [...] Olaf Fönss lends the Lord his manfully beautiful appearance, which is modern and yet somehow touches upon the nobility and grace ideal of a bygone era. Evelyn Holt plays the orphan Jane with girlish tenderness, simply and trusting the persuasiveness of her pretty, childlike, touching profile. Adele Sandrock creates a funny batch ... "
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The subject is, even if it doesn't quite do justice to the accusatory novels, but it is quite exciting and audience-effective, the presentation is very good and the photography clean. The presentation is accordingly in the interior, some exterior shots with models are not entirely successful. "
Web links
- The Orphan of Lowood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lowood's orphan at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ "The Orphan of Lowood". In: Neue Freie Presse , July 15, 1927, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ The Orphan of Lowood ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists
