Earth poison
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Earth poison |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1919 |
| length | 5 files, 2262 meters, after cuts 2112 meters, then 2086 meters, at 22 fps approx. 83 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Paul Otto |
| script | Paul Otto and Georg Jacoby |
| production | Vera-Filmwerke GmbH Hamburg |
| camera | Hans fights |
| occupation | |
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Erdgift is the title of a silent film drama that Paul Otto realized in 1919 for Vera-Filmwerke in Hamburg, based on a script that he wrote together with Georg Jacoby based on the literary template " Der Erdgeist " by Frank Wedekind , with Grit Hegesa in the lead role. The film featured such actors as Kurt Lilien , Hermann Nesselträger , Ralph Arthur Roberts and Arthur Schröder .
action
Paimann's film lists describe the content as follows:
“A sculptor becomes famous through a work he modeled on a girl, but the woman becomes his ruin. His wife and child leave him, and when he sees himself betrayed by her, he destroys his work of art and finds death under its ruins. The originator of these conflicts, however, marries a prince. "
background
The tragedy in four acts “Der Erdgeist” was the first part of his “Lulu” trilogy, which Frank Wedekind first sketched in 1892 and then brought to the stage in 1895. Paul Otto was the first to work on the material for the cinema. Already the title earth poison instead of earth spirit suggests that, although they did rely on its pull, they would rather avoid copyright disputes.
The film was a production by Vera-Filmwerke GmbH. in Hamburg-Alsterdorf , Alsterkrugchaussee 192–202. Hans Kampf was in front of the camera , the film structures were created by the architect Kralsche. The actor Carl Geppert had his first film appearance in 1919 in "Erdgift".
The film was censored in December 1919. While the police station in Munich under No. 38074, 38075, 38076, 38077, 38078 wanted to ban completely, the police in Berlin left it under No. 43671 in the case of a youth ban, which on November 8, 1920 the Reichsfilmcensorship in Berlin under No. 682 confirmed; the film, which was awarded by Verafilm , was also called “Lil's Reigen” in Austria.
In a paid performance for interested parties, it was shown on December 9, 1919 in the Lessing Theater in Hamburg. On January 14, 1920, the Motivhaus film theater in Berlin was reopened on Hardenbergstrasse with him .
reception
The film was reviewed by:
- The film No. 50, 1919
- Film art / Haase No. 8, 1919
- Film Courier No. 56, 1920
- Film trade No. 9, 1920
- Cinematograph No. 687, 1920
- Cinema letters No. 42, 1920
- German movie newspaper No. 10, 1920
- German movie newspaper No. 11, 1920
- Photo stage No. 4, 1920
- Photo stage No. 7, 1920
- Rhine. Film Art Stage No. 4, 1920
- Paimann's film lists No. 272.3, 1920
and is registered with
- Lamprecht Vol. 19 No. 301
- Birett, directory of films run in Germany. Munich 1980 (Munich) No. 293, 1920 and No. 468, 1920.
- GECD # 21403
In 1920, Paimann's film list No. 272.3 criticized the film very benevolently: “The material, play, scenery and photos were excellent. A hit. "
In 1923, Leopold Jessner , at that time director of the Berlin State Theater, made another film adaptation of Wedekind's Erdgeist material with Asta Nielsen and Albert Bassermann , designed as a chamber play .
literature
- Herbert Birett: Silent film music. Material collection. Deutsche Kinemathek Berlin 1970.
- Herbert Birett: Directory of films run in Germany. Decisions d. Film censorship: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart: 1911–1920. Munich: Saur 1980
- Gerhard Lamprecht: German silent films, Vols. 1-8 and general register: German silent films from the years 1903 to 1931 . Deutsche Kinemathek, Berlin 1970.
- Karin Ploog: When the notes learned to run ... Volume 2: Cabaret-Operetta-Revue-Film-Exil Popular music until 1945. BoD Verlag - Books on Demand, January 29, 2015 - 524 pages
- Friedrich von Zglinicki: The way of the film. History of cinematography and its predecessors . Berlin, Rembrandt Verlag 1956.
Web links
- Erdgift in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Erdgift at The German Early Cinema Database
- Erdgift at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. paimann ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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. 273.3, 1920; there the length of the film is given as 2100 meters.
- ↑ so Thomas Staedteli ; an artist postcard from Geppert at img.com. Retrieved August 3, 2015
- ↑ cf. IMDb releaseinfo and GECD # 21403
- ↑ “Moral image based on the novel [sic]» Earth Spirit «”, cf. Paimann's film list 273.3, 1920
- ↑ in Berlin-Charlottenburg , later Renaissance theater , cf. Ploog p. 130; also kinowiki.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 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. : Filmtheater Motivhaus, Hardenbergstr. 6 - Tel .: Steinpl. 10569 - Gegr. 1920 - 500 seats.
