Edelweiss (1917)
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| Original title | Edelweiss |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1917 |
| length | approx. 61 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Friedrich Zelnik |
| script | Margarete Lindau-Schulz and / or Hermann Fellner |
| production | Friedrich Zelnik |
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Edelweiß is a German silent film drama from 1917 by Friedrich Zelnik .
action
One day Erich von der Gade, a country gentleman, picks up a little edelweiss saleswoman named Martha on the street and brings her to his lordly home. Since the little one has no one else and Gade feels connected to the girl, he asks his uncle and cousin Jutta to take care of her upbringing. He himself is currently unable to do so, because Erich is about to embark on a trip around the world. Actually, it is the uncle's wish that Erich becomes engaged to Jutta, but he has no interest in his cousin himself. Not least because of this, von der Gade embarks on the one-year journey that will take him to India.
Back again, the tousled street brat Martha has become a pretty, fine, young lady, whom Erich, as Jutta realizes with growing displeasure, has thrown an eye on. Jutta really wants to break the new couple apart and therefore starts an intrigue. But a young Siamese, Erich's "souvenir" from the Far East, proves to be a savior in times of need: he sees through Jutta's machinations and also makes Erich his business partner. As a result, the nobleman is also financially able to ask Martha for her hand.
Production notes
Edelweiss was created in the second half of 1917 and had four acts, spread over 1,231 and 1,268 meters in length. The film passed the censorship in December 1917, the world premiere took place in the same month in the Kammerlichtspiele on Potsdamer Platz .
criticism
“The appealing, in places very effective plot, decorated with some punch lines, leads to a happy ending. (…) Lisa Weise deserves special praise as well, who was delightfully girlish, and the Siamese friend's actor, who achieved an excellent effect with finely nuanced play. The photography of the film is excellent. "
Individual evidence
Web links
- Edelweiss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edelweiß at The German Early Cinema Database
- Edelweiss at filmportal.de