The Wittenberg nightingale
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Wittenberg nightingale |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1913 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Erwin Báron |
| script | Erwin Báron |
| production | Erwin Báron |
| occupation | |
The Wittenberg Nightingale is a German historical film by Erwin Báron from 1913.
The silent film depicts the early life of the reformer Martin Luther and was produced by the Berlin and Vienna- based production company Rubin-Film. The premiere took place on September 1, 1913.
action
The film portrayed the life and work of Martin Luther until his marriage to Katharina von Bora .
background
Because the film was likely to offend religious feelings, its showing on March 24, 1921 was banned by the Berlin Film Inspection Agency. This decision was overturned on April 20, 1921, following a complaint by the producer Báron, with the restriction that the film “could not be shown in front of young people”.
The film has been renamed several times. 1920/1921 in The Way to the Sun - Martin Luther and 1927 in Doctor Martin Luther. An image of life for the German people .
Historical inaccuracies
- Martin Luther's father is a carpenter or a cooper in this film . In truth, the father Hans Luther had worked as a smelter in copper slate mining and even acquired a modest wealth in the process.
- Katharina von Bora met Martin Luther at an early age in the film and fell in love with him at an early age.
- A very essential element of Luther's stay at the Wartburg, namely his translation of the Bible, is not mentioned.
criticism
“In the first pictures we see episodes from Luther's youth, we accompany him on the pilgrimage to Rome and from there we see him, disappointed, directing his steps back home. At home he preaches against Rome, and we are witnessing the tremendous upheaval brought about by his teachings. The pictures rush past us in quick succession. Katharina von Bora, her entry into the monastery, the burning of the bull, the Reichstag in Worms, Luther's expulsion from the church, Luther at the Wartburg, reunion with Katharina and his marriage to his beloved woman. Erwin Baron put together "the cultural image from the turn of the 15th century" for the cinema and arranged music to accompany the images from sound pieces by old masters. For the people involved: Luther, Katharina, Melanchthon, Lucas Cranach, Cardinal Cajetan, Erasmus of Rotterdam, Rudolf Essek, Margot von Hardt, Ernst Wehlau, Fritz Alten, Jaques Morway and Max Zilzer successfully entered. "
See also
literature
- Esther Pia Wipfler: Luther in Silent Film: On the Change in Protestant Mentality as Reflected in Film History up to 1930. In: Archive for Reformation History . Vol. 98, 2007, ISSN 0003-9381 , pp. 167-198 (see abstract on the website of the Institut de l'information scientifique et technique ).
- Esther Pia Wipfler: Martin Luther in Motion Pictures. History of a Metamorphosis , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Die Wittembergisch nachtigal, which you can hear everywhere at zeno.org
- ↑ "the attribute coined by Hans Sachs: 'The Wittenberg Nightingale'." Esther Pia Wipfler 2011, p. 36 books.google
- ↑ This company probably belonged to Erwin Báron himself. Because in the literature "Rubin-Film" like the production company "Erwin Báron" are named as the manufacturer.
- ↑ Esther Pia Wipfler 2011, p. 208 books.google
- ↑ cf. The Wittenberg Nightingale - Censorship Decisions
- ↑ Doctor Martin Luther. A picture of life for the German people (1927). In: filmportal.de . German Film Institute , accessed on October 13, 2016 .