The Wiskottens
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Wiskottens |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1926 |
| length | approx. 111 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Arthur Bergen |
| script |
Marie-Louise Droop based on the novel of the same name (1905) by Rudolf Herzog |
| production | Franz Vogel |
| camera | Leopold Kutzleb |
| occupation | |
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Die Wiskottens is a German silent film family portrait from 1926 by Arthur Bergen .
action
It tells the story of the Barmer industrialist family Wiskotten, with which a mirror image of the Wilhelmine era with all its characteristics is traced. Concepts such as obedience to authority, striving for success, unconditional discipline and diligence, patriarchal attitude towards the workforce and a lack of understanding of the social problems of “little” people determine the thinking of the upper class.
The Wiskottens: these are the old Wiskottens and his wife as well as six sons who share the management of the company with very specific areas of responsibility. Work determines their life, the rhythm of which is set by the company patriarch. Emilie Wiskotten, the wife of the eldest of the sons, Gustav Wiskotten, finds one day that her life must be more than just the work of her Gustav, which for him has become real life, and begins to rebel. Her father Jeremias Scharwächter encourages her in this request, whereupon Emilie leaves her husband and their home. Gustav, however, called "the boss", sees through this maneuver of the father-in-law, who had fired this step for reasons of competition. Emilie has some understanding and returns. The youngest Wiskotten, Ewald, known as “the painter”, is a dreamer and wants to be completely absorbed in his art, which, however, almost starves him. The late insight grabs him too, and he also returns to the family's lap.
Production notes
The Wiskottens was made in February and March 1926 in the Berlin-Staaken film studio . The eight-stroke with a length of 2805 film meters passed the film censorship on April 6, 1926, the world premiere took place three days later. Die Wiskottens opened in Austria on August 27, 1926.
The film structures designed by Max Knaake were implemented by Fritz Maurischat . Walter Lehmann was the director of filming .
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “It is to the credit of the manuscript writer (Louise v. Droop) and the director that the extensive material has been designed in a concise, fluid form and that excessive lengths have been avoided. The representation by a star ensemble is very good in all roles, without anyone falling out of the ordinary. Make-up and photography are also neat work. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Wiskottens in Paimann's film lists ( Memento of the original from June 18, 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.
Web links
- The Wiskottens in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Wiskottens at filmportal.de