You shall not have any other gods
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| Original title | You shall not have any other gods |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | approx. 75 minutes |
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| Director | Adolf Gärtner |
| script | Else Bassermann (as Hans Hennings) |
| production | Jules Greenbaum |
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You shall not have other gods is a German silent film melodrama from 1917 with Albert Bassermann and Hanni Weisse in the leading roles.
action
General Music Director Hans Ruff, a celebrated composer, is currently immersed in his new musical opus, which will be called "Saint Elisabeth". In order to devote himself completely to high art, the maestro neglects his relationship with the famous opera singer Ingeborg Meding, who then breaks up. Hans then decides to spend the summer in the country with his old father, where his cousin Luise is also waiting. Shortly before leaving, Ruff accepted an invitation from his painter friend Erich von Hagen, who had invited people to a small celebration in his studio. It was there that Ruff met the much younger Doris Schneider, the sister of a banker by trade. Doris is totally fascinated by the great artist and secretly travels to the mountain village where Ruff wants to visit his old father and his niece Luise. You get along well and get closer on excursions and walks together. Eventually Hans and Doris get married.
But there is no blessing about this marriage, Hans makes the same mistake as he did before with Ingeborg: He neglects his wife, who then seeks her happiness with another man. When Ruff gets wind of this, he is ready to dissolve the marriage and even offers Doris a lifelong pension. Ruff realizes that art means more to him than any partnership and now withdraws into the solitude of the mountains. Old Ruff has since died and Luise Hans runs the household. Hans Ruff goes from one success to the next with his musical works, and Luise begins to pay homage to her cousin: she gives him a bouquet of roses and presents a laurel wreath. Ruff accepts the wreath in all immodesty, but carelessly pushes the roses aside as an expression of Luise's love for him. He sees himself as a genius above the common people. But a great artist, according to his credo, is someone who cannot tolerate any “gods” next to him.
Production notes
You shall not have any other gods was made in the Greenbaum film studio in Berlin-Weißensee , had four acts and was 1,556 meters long. The film passed film censorship in August 1917 and was banned from youth. The world premiere took place on September 12 or 14, 1917 in Berlin's Mozart Hall, depending on the source.
The name of the scriptwriter, Hans Hennings, was a pseudonym for Bassermann's wife Else Bassermann , who also played a supporting role in this film.
criticism
“After a long time again a film in which we have the opportunity to admire Albert Bassermann's high art, which is unique and unmatched. (...) Hanni Weisse is a worthy partner for the great artist and knows how to do justice to her role brilliantly. (...) The technique of the film is completely satisfactory, it makes use of marvelous open-air shots and strongly supports the effect of this picture, which is already extremely impressive in and of itself. "