Elisabeth and the fool
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Elisabeth and the fool |
| Country of production | German Empire |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1934 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Thea of Harbou |
| script | Walter Reimann |
| production | Otto Büsack for Edda-Film GmbH (Berlin) |
| music | Gottfried Huppertz |
| camera | Franz Weihmayr |
| cut |
Fritz C. Mauch Fritz E. Mauch |
| occupation | |
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Elisabeth and the fool is a film drama of director Thea von Harbou of 1934. In the lead role embodies Hertha Thiele , the banker's daughter Elisabeth.
action
The banker's daughter Elisabeth is subject to the instructions of the nuns in a girls' boarding school on Lake Constance. The simply knitted villager Michele fell in love with her. Whenever possible, he also listens to her organ playing, to which he is musically addicted. In his mad love for the beautiful girl, which he will probably never have, he shoots her father and tries to direct the suspicion to the organist of the band. At a moment when he is careless, he steps aside and falls to his death from the gallery of the church. In his last breath he confesses to the murder of Elisabeth's father. As a result, Elisabeth herself joins the order and becomes a nun.
Release dates and different film titles
The film passed the censorship on December 20, 1933 and was premiered on January 24, 1934 in Berlin's Mozart Hall . In Austria it came to cinemas just two days later, on January 26, 1934 (there, in addition to the original German title, it was also titled Die Nun von St. Veith ). In Brazil it was shown under the title O Divino Milagre and in Italy under the title Perché ha ucciso? .
Production notes
The film was shot in the first half of October 1933 in Meersburg on Lake Constance , in front of the market square, the castle, the mill, the bear fountain, the Kirchgasse (today Winzergasse), the Steigstrasse and the vineyards. Curt Prickler was production and manufacturing manager. Walter Reimann , who also wrote the script , was responsible for the construction of the film together with Kurt Dürnhöfer . Werner Schmidt-Boelcke took over the management of the orchestra , the still photos are from Alexander Schmoll .
background
The Nazi regime checked the film for any content that might be detrimental to the regime and, with resolution B.35050, imposed an unconditional ban on it on November 24, 1933 within the framework of the film censorship customary at the time . This decision was renewed and confirmed on December 12, 1933 with decision B.35235. In a review on December 20, 1933, due to a complaint by the production company Edda-Film, only parts of the film were not allowed to be shown with the supplementary resolution O.07150, the rest of the film was released, but imposed with a youth ban. This also happened against the background that the film was not allowed to appear under its actual title Elisabeth - The White Sister of St. Veith , because this title seemed inappropriate to the regime. The Nazi regime approved the title Elisabeth and the Fool , which was a more fitting, different title .
See also
Web links
- Elisabeth and the fool in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Elisabeth and the Fool at the German Film Institute
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elisabeth and the Fool (1934) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Manuela Klaas: Historical setting for 36 feature films. In: Südkurier from June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Elisabeth and the Fool. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
- ^ Film Oberprüfstelle Berlin. (PDF) In: German Film Institute. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .