Dr. Son of satan
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Original title | Dr. Son of satan |
Country of production | Germany |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 1916 |
length | 44 minutes |
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Director | Edmund Edel |
script | Edmund Edel |
production |
Paul Davidson for PAGU, Berlin |
camera | Ernst Krohn |
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Dr. Satansohn is a German silent film comedy in the form of a fantastic play with a Faustian approach from 1916. Ernst Lubitsch plays the title role.
action
Professor Waldow is married to Meta, a woman whose mother Ilona Werner longs for eternal youth and beauty. One evening there is a violent argument between Waldow and his mother-in-law, whereupon Ilona goes to her room and wants to sleep. The ominous owner of a beauty institute, a certain Dr. Son of Satan, and he promises her nothing less than the fulfillment of all her dreams.
Dr. Son of Satan is ready to turn Ilona into her daughter Meta. But the diabolical pact has a catch. This makeover will only last, according to Satan's son, if Ilona never kisses a man again. Ilona gets involved and is more than enthusiastic about the result. The moment Ilona becomes a meta, Prof. Waldow's true wife disappears. In turn, he is very surprised that his alleged wife no longer wants to kiss him.
When suddenly Dr. Son of Satan himself in love with Ilona / Meta and then finally kisses her, Ilona's beautiful illusion bursts and she is, in the literal sense, just the same again. The next morning Ilona Werner wakes up: It was all just a (nice) dream.
Production notes
The three-act film, shot at the beginning of 1916 in the Union-Film-Atelier in Berlin-Tempelhof , was censored in March 1916 (with a youth ban, no. 39038) and was premiered on March 17, 1916. In Austria-Hungary, Dr. Satansohn first seen at the Vienna Filmhaus Polo on June 19, 1916.
The film was one of the last productions in which Lubitsch was only involved as an actor.
Reviews
In the Lichtbild-Bühne it says: “This and many other things give the opportunity for extremely successful trick shots that will certainly have amazing effects. The matter is more witty than it first appears. Edel has committed itself to a representative of the title role in Lubitsch, as the devil could not have conjured up better. "
In Paimann's film lists you can read: "Material and photos are very good, and the game is great."
Armin Loacker said: "DOCTOR SATANSOHN is - as Jürgen Kasten writes -" one of the best early Lubitsch films, funny and aggressive, with unbelievable speed. "
Web links
- Dr. Satan's son in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dr. Satansohn at filmportal.de
- Dr. Satansohn at The German Early Cinema Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lichtbild-Bühne No. 9, 1916
- ↑ Dr. Satansohn ( Memento of the original from March 16, 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. in Paimann's film lists
- ↑ Dr. Satansohn ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2014 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. in Filmarchiv Austria